Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Liszt: Sonata in B Minor

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Liszt: Sonata in B Minor

On this CD:

1. Piano Concerto No. 1, for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos) in B flat minor, Op. 23
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra with Fazil Say
Conducted by Yuri Temirkanov

2. Sonata, for piano in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179)
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra with Fazil Say
Conducted by Yuri Temirkanov

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Fazil Say's dynamic pianism has created quite a buzz, and his version of these two warhorses helps explain why. There's little anyone can add to what Richter, Gilels, Argerich, and others have revealed about the Tchaikovsky, but Say's flawless playing, big technique, and fetching sonorities are welcome. He rises to the big moments, of course, but he's best at conveying the poetry of a score whose proponents too often wallow in bombast. Temirkanov and the orchestra, which must have played this piece a few hundred times over the years, match the soloist point for point with freshness. Say's Liszt is on a similar level of accomplishment, but here he's playing a piece that's been a favorite of the greatest recording artists of the past century. Is he better than Cortot, Arrau, Argerich, Richter, and a host of others? Of course not. But instead of dwelling on invidious comparisons, we can appreciate the poetry he brings to the lyric moments and the brazen boldness of his tone in the big ones. --Dan Davis

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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Liszt: Sonata in B Minor

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