Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3
Simon Trpčeski (piano)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Simon Trpčeski and Vasily Petrenko work exceptionally well together in delivering musically insightful and rhythmically dynamic performances. The same virtues are present in this compelling...
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3
Simon Trpčeski (piano)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
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Simon Trpčeski and Vasily Petrenko work exceptionally well together in delivering musically insightful and rhythmically dynamic performances. The same virtues are present in this compelling...
About
Prokofiev was just 21 when he first performed his First Piano Concerto in Moscow, on 25 July 1912, with his teacher Nikolay Tcherepnin conducting. That same year, even as he was composing his ferocious Second Piano Concerto, Prokofiev was contemplating composing "a little pendant, something a little lighter". The Third Concerto has the kind of grace, economy and ‘balance’ that one might almost call Classical. Indeed, it has stylistic traits in common with Prokofiev’s First Symphony known as the ‘Classical’. It has become one of the 20th century’s most popular concertos.
Contents and tracklist
Work length15:46
This work is only available as an album download.
Allegro brioso – Andante assai – Allegro scherzando
Track length15:46
This track is only available as an album download.
Awards and reviews
October 2017
Simon Trpčeski and Vasily Petrenko work exceptionally well together in delivering musically insightful and rhythmically dynamic performances. The same virtues are present in this compelling Prokofiev programme, in particular the vivid sense of interaction between soloist and orchestra which is so essential in these effervescent works
August 2017
[these] Prokofiev recordings are every bit as polished and satisfying as I remember from live accounts (of the Third Concerto) in Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall…thoroughly musical accounts, beautifully rehearsed so that orchestra and piano can have an equal share in the action
October 2017
There is plenty of life in these accounts… one has to admire Trpceski’s lightness of touch and the rapport he shares with Petrenko.
This is a hit; the most satisfying performances of these concertos I've heard in a long while.
25th May 2017
The Macedonian pianist doesn’t go in for dark introspection – slow themes tend to be inquisitive rather than outright melancholy – and makes an exception to the rule that all Prokofiev should be laced with sarcasm and subversion. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra sounds seriously good under Vasily Petrenko.
Classical Music July 2017
Trpčeski’s approach here is a winning combination of the muscular and the lyrical, finding moments of great beauty in the barnstorming first concerto and knocking the socks off bravura passages in the third…he is matched by playing of tremendous panache and virtuosity from Petrenko’s players
Mail on Sunday 4th June 2017
Simon Trpčeski and his regular partners, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic under Vasily Petrenko, serve up [the First Piano Concerto] with plenty of glitter and panache. The more reflective Third Piano Concerto, full of beautiful tunes, also receives a totally idiomatic and compelling performance, forcing it to the front of quite a crowded field
29th July 2017
Listen to the way the first movement's second subject is enunciated so crisply, and how often do we get to hear the lower strings’ soft accompaniment? Even the castanet player deserves a medal; it's as if someone's wiped the dust off an old portrait. Sample the shimmering string textures just before the recapitulation, before a breathtaking dash to the finish. Everything's in perfect equilibrium: an irresistible blend of flippant wit and deep soul.
Classical Ear
Trpceski proves a shapely and stylish soloist, fully on top of Prokofiev’s prodigious technical demands, and he receives consistently articulate and sympathetic support from Vasily Petrenko and the excellent Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
