Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), David Zinman (Conductor), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Horacio Gutiérrez (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Horacio Gutiérrez
• Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: David Zinman
• Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
• Audio CD (July 13, 1990)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B000003CVJ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,159 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Artistry, but Sound Quality Could be Better, March 22, 2004

By	MJT (Boulder, CO United States) - See all my reviews

I'm generally quite a fan of both Gutierrez (whose style -- a combination of magnificent technical accuracy and an expansive range of expression -- is well-suited to the pieces on this disc) and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and both are in top form on this album. Unfortunately, the sound quality is somewhat lacking (an unusual lapse for Telarc); both the piano and the orchestra lack a certain clarity that one can usually expect from Telarc recordings, and sound a bit flattened at times. Nevertheless, this is still quite a worthy album, and a wonderful performance (as usual) from both the orchestra and the pianist.