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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 5

Boris Berman (piano) & Horacio Gutierrex (piano)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 5

Awards:

Berman is incisive in Prokofiev's Concertos Nos 1, 4 and 5, but the highlight of this set is Horacio Gutiérrez's hair-raising playing in Concertos Nos 2 and 3. Terrific orchestral support.

Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 5

Boris Berman (piano) & Horacio Gutierrex (piano)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

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Awards:

Berman is incisive in Prokofiev's Concertos Nos 1, 4 and 5, but the highlight of this set is Horacio Gutiérrez's hair-raising playing in Concertos Nos 2 and 3. Terrific orchestral support.

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“As a package, their claims are strong, both artistically and in terms of recording quality,” awarded three stars by Penguin Guide. The Guardian wrote, “No one is more warmly dramatic in Prokofiev than Jarvi, making his issues consistently recommendable.”

As part of our on-going re-issue of Neeme Jarvi’s famous Prokofiev Chandos now re-releases The Piano Concertos performed by Boris Berman and Horacio Gutiérrez with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

This has proved to be a very popular set in the past, and is now priced at one full price CD.

Contents and tracklist

I. Allegro brioso
Track length7:07
II. Andante assai
Track length4:34
III. Allegro scherzando
Track length4:39
I. Andantino - Allegretto
Track length11:01
II. Scherzo. Vivace
Track length2:31
III. Intermezzo. Allegro moderato
Track length6:44
IV. Finale. Allegro tempestoso
Track length11:05
I. Andante - Allegro
Track length9:03
II. Theme. Andantino
Track length0:51
Variation I. L'istesso tempo
Track length1:04
Variation II. Allegro
Track length0:45
Variation III. Allegro moderato (poco meno mosso)
Track length1:09
Variation IV. Andante meditativo
Track length2:18
Variation V. Allegro
Track length1:17
II. Theme. L'istesso tempo
Track length1:33
III. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length9:25
I. Vivace
Track length4:20
II. Andante
Track length9:35
III. Moderato - Allegro moderato
Track length8:02
IV. Vivace
Track length1:41
I. Allegro con brio
Track length5:18
II. Moderato ben accentuato
Track length4:08
III. Toccata. Allegro con fuoco
Track length2:00
IV. Larghetto
Track length7:18
V. Vivo
Track length5:41

Awards and reviews

  • Gramophone Magazine
    September 2009
    Re-issue of the Month

August 2009

Berman is incisive in Prokofiev's Concertos Nos 1, 4 and 5, but the highlight of this set is Horacio Gutiérrez's hair-raising playing in Concertos Nos 2 and 3. Terrific orchestral support.

September 2009

…Cuban-American Gutiérrez unleashes some of the most thrilling virtuosity on record, storming the Second Concerto's first movement development/cadenza in a manner that will make lesser pianists tremble. He is no less stunning in the less obviously demanding Third Concerto where once again his ebullience is complemented by flawless technique and musicianship. Berman (Boris, not Lazar) may offer less supercharged vitality but all three of his performances alternate poise and exuberance to a most stylish and musical degree. Järvi works hand in glove with his soloists and the result is a triumph. No recorded collection of the complete concertos, whether deleted or available, comes within distance of this.
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