Kabalevsky: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3; Colas Breugnon Overture; The Comedians

Kabalevsky: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3; Colas Breugnon Overture; The Comedians

Kabalevsky: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3; Colas Breugnon Overture; The Comedians
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Composer: Dmitry Kabalevsky
Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Kathryn Stott
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-04-22
Music Label: Chandos
Soundtracks:
  1. Allegro-Presto-L'Istesso Tempo-Presto
  2. I. Allegro Moderato-L'Istesso Temp-Piu Mosso-Adagio Molto Sostenuto-Cadenza (Andante Con Moto-Poco Piu Mosso-Poco Sostenuto, Ma Con Fuoco-Piu Mosso)-Tempo I (Ma Poco Piu Animato)
  3. II. Andantino Semplice-Andantino Con Moto-Meno Mosso-Tempo I
  4. III. Allegro Molto-L'Istesso Tempo-Poco Meno Mosso-Doppio Meno Mosso-Tempo I (Doppio Piu Mosso) Poco Piu Mosso
  5. Prologue. Allegro Vivace
  6. Galop. Presto
  7. March. Moderato
  8. Waltz. Moderato
  9. Pantomime. Sostenuto E Pesante
  10. Intermezzo. Allegro Scherzando
  11. Little Lyrical Scene. Andantino Semplice
  12. Gavotte. Allegretto
  13. Scherzo. Presto Assai E Molto Leggiero
  14. Epilogue. Allegro Molto E Con Brio-Senza Ritardando
  15. I Allegro Molto-Poco Piu Mosso-Cadenza (Sostenuto-Allegro Molto)-Tempo I-Poco Piu Mosso
  16. II. Andante Con Moto-Pochissimo Piu Mosso-Ancora Pochissimo Piu Mosso-Tempo I
  17. III. Presto-Tempo (Prestissimo)

Music reviews of Kabalevsky: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3; Colas Breugnon Overture; The Comedians

Music Review: First Rate Performances
Rating: 5 Stars

Dmitri Kabalevsky has been considered a Soviet composer whose music was written with one eye over his shoulder to stay in the good graces of the Communist party; hence his music was a compromise to the taste of party officials and devoid of the irony that is typical of Shostakovish's music. However, this assessment is not atypical of his music. The second movement of Kabelevsky's Second Piano Concerto, for example, is a finely wrought funeral march and his music exhibits the influence of Rachmaninov, Ravel and Prokofiev. Kabalevsky was also among the composers named in the 1948 decree that denounced Western influence in Soviet music.

This CD includes some of Kabalevsky's most popular music. It begins with the Overture to Colas Breugnon, an opera based on a novel by Romain Rolland. The story of the opera revolves around Breugnon, a Breton peasant, who thwarts a villainous Duke, thereby drawing parallels to the workers of the Soviet Union. Also on this disc is the Comedians suite, taken from the incidental music Kabalevsky wrote for a children's play called "The Inventor and the Comedians." The suite is an outstanding example of Kabalevsky's wonderful facility with melody and traditional music. The music of the Gallop is familiar from its use of the xylophone and its appearance as background music on television variety programs when someone is performing a feat of skill or coordination. The fame of the Gallop is certainly equal to Khataturian's Sabre Dance. The works of interest on this disc are the Second and Third Piano Concertos brilliantly played by Kathryn Stott. Seventeen years separate the concertos. The Second is a virtuoso work of about 24 minutes. The concerto beings with the piano stating the opening theme with the orchestra gradually joining in. The movement is strikingly like a Prokofiev concerto, witty and urbane in the dialogue between piano and orchestra. The demands on the performer are great, particularly in a difficult cadenza. The tragic tone of the center movement - a series of variations - is immediately clear in the muted tones of the orchestra and a plaintiff solo for oboe. The bleakness is somewhat relieved by a waltz-like variation but the tone of mourning is maintained throughout, a comment on the purges by Stalin that were going on in 1936. The movement is very like something Shostakovich would have written but Kabelevsky makes the movement his own. The final movement returns to the jaunty tone of the first movement. A passage with relentless percussion harkens back to the bleakness of the second movement briefly and the concerto ends on an upbeat note.

The Third Concerto was dedicated to Soviet youth and was first performed by a young Vladimir Ashkenazy. The concerto is written in a much simpler style, reflecting upon Shostakovish's Second Concerto and French music in its breezy style. The cheerfulness of the concerto is announced immediately by a short trumpet solo before the piano begins with a lyrical melody. One of the themes for the middle movement was drawn from a waltz theme written by one of Kabalevsky's children, and is presented as a charming second subject. The high spirits of this concerto make it immediately appealing and a work that will remain a pleasure to hear repeatedly.

This is a CD that I liked from the first hearing and highly recommend it.

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