Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn: First Piano Concertos
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2003-07-15
Music Label: Umvd Labels
Soundtracks:
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 2. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 3. Allegro con fuoco
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: 1. Molto allegro con fuoco
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: 2. Andante
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: 3. Presto - Molto allegro e vivace
Music reviews of Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn: First Piano Concertos
Music Review: Barenboim is the Bonynge to Lang's Sutherland
Rating: 3 Stars
It is ashamed that a conductor with a steadier sense of rhythm was not chosen for the Tchaikovsky. The melodic line frequently deflates due to constant (not so subtle) changes that do not seem to have a songful, expressive purpose. Just as Joan Sutherland was at her droopiest when conducted by Richard Bonynge (and conversely at her best with other conductors who were not so indulgent), Lang needs someone to help keep the music on track.
The Mendelssohn seems better because each movement (whether or not played faster or slower than normal), seems to be all of a piece, held together with a somewhat clearer sense of line. The sound of the piano backed by the orchestra is also better balanced in the Mendelssohn.
Description of Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn: First Piano Concertos
Barely out of his teens on this recording, Lang Lang demonstrates plenty of virtuoso finger dexterity, but also places his personal stamp on the music. In the Tchaikovsky, a barn-burner of a piece that some pianists use to show how fast and loud they can play, Lang stresses the layers of intimacy alongside its more extroverted passages, which he plays with plenty of pianistic pyrotechnics. If his first movement seems disjointed, more a fantasia than a cohesive entity, he makes a virtue out of necessity through sharp accents that highlight its episodic character. Barenboim and the Chicago Symphony's brilliantly played accompaniments are in synch with Lang's approach. The Mendelssohn is a work that replaces bombast with elegant sparkle well suited to Lang's strengths. Lang is in his element here, sprinkling notes without breaking a sweat. There's stiff competition from classic performances by Argerich and Cliburn among many others in the Tchaikovsky, and Serkin, Schiff, and Thibaudet in the Mendelssohn, but Lang is well worth hearing. --Dan DavisGeneral CDs
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