Russian Piano Concertos (FLAC)

Number of Discs: 15
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Brilliant Classics
Catalogue: 95520
Release: 2018
Size: 3.68 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

CD 01
01. Lyapunov: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 4
02. Lyapunov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in E major, Op. 38
03. Lyapunov: Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes, Op. 28

CD 02
Rubinstein: Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70
01. I. Moderato assai
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro

04. Rubinstein: Concertstuck in A-Flat Major, Op. 113

CD 03
Medtner: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E minor, Op. 60 ‘Ballade’
01. I. Con moto largamento – Allegro con moto
02. II. Interludium: Allegro, molto sostenuto, misterioso – III. Finale: Allegro molto, svegliando, eroico – Andante con moto tranquillo – Allegro molto – Coda: Maestoso, ma passionato

Balakirev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat major
03. I. Allegro non troppo
04. II. Adagio – III. Allegro risoluto

05. Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes, Op. 28

CD 04
Kabalevsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 9 (1928)
01. I. Moderato quasi andantino
02. II. Moderato – Allegro assai
03. III. Vivace marcato

Kabalevsky: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 23 (1935 rev. 1973)
04. I. Allegro moderato
05. II. Andantino semplice
06. III. Allegro molto

07. Glazunov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B major Op. 100

CD 05
Kabalevsky: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major, Op. 50, ‘Dedicated to Soviet Youth’
01. I. Allegro molto
02. II. Andante con moto
03. III. Presto

04. Rimsky-Korsakov: Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, Op. 30

Glazunov: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 92
05. I. Allegro moderato
06. II. Tema con variazioni

CD 06
Khachaturian: Piano Concerto in D flat major
01. I. Allegro maestoso
02. II. Andante con anima
03. III. Allegro brillante

04. Khachaturian: Concerto-Rhapsody in D flat major for piano and orchestra

CD 07
Moszkowski: Piano Concerto in E major, Op. 59
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Andante
03. III. Scherzo: Vivace
04. IV. Allegro deciso

Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 56
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Adagio
07. III. Allegro non troppo

CD 08
Arensky: Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 2
01. I. Allegro Maestoso
02. II. Andante con moto
03. III. Scherzo-Finale: Allegro molto

Paderewski: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 17
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Romanza: Andante
06. III. Allegro molto vivace

CD 09
Scriabin: Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 20
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro moderato

Khrennikov: Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21
04. I. IntroductionL Moderato
05. II. SonataL Allegro con fuoco
06. III. Rondo: Giocoso – Andantino

CD 10
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
01. I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
02. II. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Tempo I
03. III. Allegro con fuoco

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44
04. I. Allegro brillante
05. II. Andante non troppo
06. III. Allegro con fuoco

CD 11
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
01. I. Moderato – Allegro
02. II. Adagio sostenuto
03. III. Allegro scherzando

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
04. I. Allegro ma non tanto
05. II. Intermezzo: Adagio
06. III. Finale: Alla breve

CD 12
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
01. I. Andante – Allegro
02. II. Tema con variazioni
03. III. Allegro ma non troppo

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 53
04. I. Vivace
05. II. Andante
06. III. Moderato
07. IV. Vivace

08. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10

CD 13
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet & strings, Op. 35
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Lento
03. III. Moderato
04. IV. Allegro con brio

Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Andante
07. III. Allegro

CD 14
Tchaikovsky B: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
01. I.
02. II.
03. III.
04. IV.
05. V.

Mosolov: Piano Concerto, Op. 14
06. I. Andante lugubre (lento)
07. II. Tema con Concertini: Lento sostenuto
08. III. Allegro. Molto marcato

CD 15
Bortkiewicz: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 28
01. I. Allegro dramatico
02. II. Allegretto
03. III. Allegro dramatico
04. IV. Allegro vivo

Bortkiewicz: Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 32, “Per aspera ad astra”
05. I. Grave
06. II. Cadenza
07. III. Andante
08. IV. Lento: Maestoso – Solenne
09. V. Moderato

There is a special quality to Russian Piano Concertos: apart from their jaw dropping virtuosity and orchestral brilliance they share that common Slavonic flavor, an undefinable mixture of melancholy and passion, whether smouldering or blazing.

This set contains the famous concertos by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich and Prokofiev, but also lesser known composers: Anton Rubinstein, Medtner, Glazunov, Kabalevsky, Scriabin, Khatchaturian, Arensky, Balakirev, Lyapunov, Bortkiewicz and Khrennikov. Adding extra spice to the set are the concertos by Scharwenka and Moszkowski, Polish by birth but Slavic in spirit.

Excellent performances by Michael Ponti, Boris Giltburg, Yevgeny Kissin, Stefan Doniga and others.