Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F / Rhapsody in Blue / Cuban Overture
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Composer: George GershwinConductor: Jeff Tyzik
Orchestra: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Jon Nakamatsu
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD, Import
CD Release Date: 2007-05-08
Music Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
Soundtracks:
- I Allegro
- II Adagio
- III Allegro Agitato
- Rhapsody In Blue
- Cuban Overture
Description of Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F / Rhapsody in Blue / Cuban Overture
Jon Nakamatsu won the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1997 and has made several fine recordings since then. This all-Gershwin program is probably his finest. He plays the Piano Concerto with great rhythmic sass, the Charleston always underpinning the melodies. Rather than opt for a showy reading of this or the Rhapsody in Blue, he and conductor Jeff Tyzik emphasize the music?s sultry quality; the smoke-filled nightclub is there right alongside the concert hall at all times. The clarinet solo that opens the Rhapsody is stunningly evocative. Nakamatsu and the horn player duet with a keen jazz ear, and the solo piano work is songful and elegant. If you?re looking for fireworks, there are plenty in the Concerto?s finale ? it?s a thrilling reading. The Cuban Overture, a work so familiar that it?s hard to look forward to, is given a terrific reading here by Tyzik and The Rochester Philharmonic, with the Latin percussion sounding wonderfully at home with the "regular" orchestra. This is a splendid release. --Robert LevineClassical CDs
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