Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
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Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
Performer: André Watts
Performer: Philippe Entremont
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-04-01
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
  1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato
  2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
  3. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando
  4. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
  5. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: II. Intermezzo. Adagio
  6. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: III. Finale. Alla breve

Music reviews of Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3

Music Review: Don't be too quick in going for the inexpensive option
Rating: 2 Stars

When I saw this CD with the two most sought after concertos by Rachmaninoff, and realized that the New York Philharmonic was conducted by Bernstein in the No. 2 and Ozawa in the No. 3, I could not wait to get my hands on it. Especially considering that it was at a bargain price. Sadly, I quickly found out that there was a problem with it, since even though the CD is labeled as "Digitally remastered for superior quality", I can attest that the quality of the sound is very poor, especially in some parts, like the beginning of the second concerto.

As to the performances, the concerto No. 2 is very good, with Entremont and Bernstein complementing each other well and keeping the same tempo. Watts and Ozawa are good in the third too, but only until they get to the finale, where we see them exclude part of the movement, and play the rest of it at an incredibly fast pace. It seemed to me as if they were in a hurry because the restaurant in which they were having dinner was about to close its doors.

To sum up, even though the price is good, and the performances are decent, especially in the case of No. 2, the sound quality is sub par and drastically limits the enjoyment of the experience. Unless you like to listen to classical music while frying eggs I recommend that you look for an alternative. In terms of low price options, I would recommend the EMI Classics release featuring Gavrilov and the Philadelphia Orchestra, which is a little more expensive, but has much better sound quality and includes other pieces, like Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and some other compositions for solo piano.
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