RCA Victor Basic 100, Vol. 48- Grieg / Schumann: Piano Concertos

Edvard Grieg (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Alfred Wallenstein (Conductor), Carlo Maria Giulini (Conductor), Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Artur Rubinstein (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Artur Rubinstein
• Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Alfred Wallenstein, Carlo Maria Giulini
• Composer: Edvard Grieg, Robert Schumann
• Audio CD (August 16, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA Records
• ASIN: B000003FQM
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #505,003 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: No. 1 Allegro molto moderato

2. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: No. 2 Adagio

3. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: No. 3 Allegro marcato

4. Lyric Pieces (6) for piano, Book 5, Op. 54: Shepherd Boy, lyric piece

5. Lyric Pieces (6) for piano, Book 5, Op. 54: March of the Dwarfs, lyric piece

6. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54: Allegro affettuoso - Andante espressivo - Allegro

7. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54: Intermezzo - Andante grazioso

8. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54: Allegro vivace

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sneaky Best!, July 7, 2007

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Roger W. Wood "Music Lover" (Jacksonville, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RCA Victor Basic 100, Vol. 48- Grieg / Schumann: Piano Concertos (Audio CD)

(I am giving this performance of the Schumann 5 stars. I have not yet evaluated the included Grieg concerto.)

This Schumann performance is going to take a lot of people by surprise. It is simply the best I have ever heard. I got to know the concerto through the Szell/Fleisher Cleveland lp, which also includes the Grieg. I still have their cd. (By the way, their Grieg concerto is the best I know, and I like that concerto very much.) I moved over from the Szell/Fleisher performance after hearing the excellent and exciting Giulini/Yevgeny Kissin/Vienna Philharmonic live recording (Sony) of 1992. Yes, indeed, that is still a very fine performance. And the sound is great. I still cherish it. BUT ... lo and behold there is even a better one out there done by Rubenstein, Giulini, and the Chicago Symphony. It is unheralded and almost out of circulation, but you can get it quickly as I did.

Here is big, bold, romantic Schumann. Get ready for the big sound. After hearing this performance, I am ruined on almost anyone's else. Rubenstein gives a tremendous performance, almost perfect. The CSO plays with a big sound of passion and sonority. And Giulini is the perfect conductor for this concerto, which, I believe, he conducted very often during his career. The whole things is a very sweet triumph from start to finish. Gee, let me gush and say I think it is wonderful.

If you want to be very pleasantly surprised like I was, then get this cd before it is out of circulation. You'll listen to it every day for a week before you begin to believe how sensational it is!

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite recording of the Schumann Concerto, January 1, 2012

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NPUL "Neal" (Mobile, AL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: RCA Victor Basic 100, Vol. 48- Grieg / Schumann: Piano Concertos (Audio CD)

Wowzers! Rubinstein has such unbelievably good tone here, and the recording has such a warm sound. I would agree with the other reviewer that this is a near perfect Schumann Concerto recording. The rubato is perfect, and the stereo sound is perfectly balanced. The Chicago Symphony is a favorite orchestra of mine, too! This is a for sure recording to get.