Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1

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His special blend of attributes is on display here, not least his technical ease, exquisite control and rich resource of colour. In the Tchaikovsky [Concerto], Trifonov's playing ignites when... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 28th Aug 2012
Catalogue No: MAR0530
Label: Mariinsky
Length: 70 minutes

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Work length34:29

Album only

Valéry Gergiev, Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra, Daniil Trifonov

I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito

Track length20:52

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II. Andantino semplice

Track length6:34

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III. Allegro con fuoco

Track length7:03

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Tchaikovsky: Un poco di Chopin (No. 15 from Morceaux, Op. 72)

Work length2:42

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Daniil Trifonov

Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60

Work length8:44

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Schubert: Erlkönig, D328

Work length4:38

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Schubert: Frühlingsglaube, D686

Work length3:36

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Schubert: Die Forelle (Arr. Franz Liszt)

Work length3:17

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Schubert: Auf dem Wasser zu singen (Arr. Franz Liszt)

Work length4:16

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Schubert: Die Stadt (Arr. Franz Liszt)

Work length3:17

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Schumann: Liebeslied (Widmung) [Arr. Franz Liszt]

Work length3:33

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Mussorgsky: Hopak: Gopak

Work length1:48

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Daniil Trifonov

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Daniil Trifonov, winner of the XIVth International Tchaikovsky Competition, is probably the world’s most exciting young pianist. On his first Mariinsky recording he joins Valery Gergiev for a scintillating performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No 1. Daniil also presents a selection of recital repertoire including music by Tchaikovsky, Chopin and Liszt transcriptions of Schubert and Schumann.

Written for Nikolai Rubinstein, Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto is one of his most popular works. Revised three times, including an arrangement for two pianos, the concerto was finally set in stone in 1888 and it is this version that is most frequently performed today. Tchaikovsky balances core motivic elements with a sense of lyrical spontaneity to create a technically challenging but instantly appealing work.

At only 21 years old, Daniil Trifonov has won countless awards, including the Chopin Competition in Warsaw, the Rubinstein Competition in Tel Aviv and the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (Gold Medal). Valery Gergiev personally awarded Trifonov the ‘Grand Prix’ in Moscow, an additional award given to the best overall competitor in any category of the International Tchaikovsky Competition.

In 2011, Trifonov gave his debut with the London Symphony Orchestra and has since performed with the Vienna Philharmonic and the Mariinsky Orchestra, as well as touring throughout the USA, Europe and the Far East. In the coming season he will make debuts with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony and Chicago Symphony orchestras, as well as performing recitals at Salle Pleyel, Carnegie Hall, Suntory Hall and Wigmore Hall.

Reviews

December 2012

His special blend of attributes is on display here, not least his technical ease, exquisite control and rich resource of colour. In the Tchaikovsky [Concerto], Trifonov's playing ignites when it has to, but is generally notable for its dynamic phrasing and variety of articulation. For such an overworked piece it sounds remarkably fresh.

November 2012

[Trifonov] makes the instrument sing and allows the music to breathe … The six Liszt song transcriptions show him at his best, triumphantly capturing all the despair of ‘Erlkonig’ … A pianist, then, with a great international career in front of him (no doubt about that).

October 2012

Last year’s winner [International Tchaikovsky Competition] 21-year old Daniil Trifonov is truly exceptional. Trifonov … the orchestral support is first-rate … Even more impressive are the solo works included here which display all the variety of Trifonov’s tonal range … Seemingly there is nothing that Trifonov cannot do. Trifonov may be at the start of his career but he is already a mature artist. His youth brings an overwhelming energy which seems to blow the cobwebs off everything he performs: he forces one to listen to these works anew, the sure sign of greatness.

12th August 2012

Trifonov's combination of delicacy and fire leaves an indelible impression in this debut recording with the Mariinsky. The Tchaikovsky, scorching and heart-rending but never bombastic, is paired with solo Liszt transcriptions

11th August 2012

Trifonov has won every top piano competition, and this shows why. His performance of the Tchaikovsky warhorse...is nuanced but not mannered, virtuosic without being showy, and powerful yet not hammered, as many young Russian pianists do...He has the world at his feet.

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