Special offer. Primakov in Concert, Volume 1
Vassily Primakov (piano)
This well-chosen anthology...is well up to standard, displaying not only keyboard brilliance but also deep understanding of the music in hand...Primakov's interpretation of Rachmaninov's Second...
Special offer. Primakov in Concert, Volume 1
Vassily Primakov (piano)
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This well-chosen anthology...is well up to standard, displaying not only keyboard brilliance but also deep understanding of the music in hand...Primakov's interpretation of Rachmaninov's Second...
About
The international acclaim for Vassily Primakov's studio recordings during the past three years has been nothing short of phenomenal, with the pianist regularly compared to the great virtuosi of the past.
This new Primakov disc is the first in a series of live-concert recordings. The disc's oldest performance is from 2002-- Schubert's “Wanderer Fantasy”-- played when Primakov was 22. Primakov's performances of the great Russian composers have proven to be noteworthy, and this disc includes Tchaikovsky's rarely recorded Children's Album, Op. 39, as well as a powerful 2007 concert performance of Rachmaninoff's rarely recorded 1931 revision of his Second Sonata.
Contents and tracklist
Work length22:04
This work is only available as an album download.
Awards and reviews
February 2011
This well-chosen anthology...is well up to standard, displaying not only keyboard brilliance but also deep understanding of the music in hand...Primakov's interpretation of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Sonata...[is] an utterly convincing account of a tricky piece...He characterises [the Tchaikovsky] incisively and with affection...A superbly enjoyable disc.
January 2011
Primakov's approach [to the Tchaikovsky] is suitably youthful, with impeccable articulation and lilt to the numerous dance movements while at all times avoiding the real depth of tone and richness of sonority with which he imbues the rest of the programme
