classical music: Kiril Kondrashin

classical music: Kiril Kondrashin

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Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Beethoven: Sonata, Op. 5 No. 2
Mstislav Rostropovich, Ludwig van Beethoven, ...

Polygram Records, 1992

Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 / Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Sergei Rachmaninov, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, ...

Philips, 1995

The Keyboard's On Fire!
I can only echo what so many other five-star reviewers here have noted. Martha owns both of these concertos, and this disc clearly illustrates why. To those who complain about some missed notes, it's extremely rare for anyone to play either of these difficult pieces ...

Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1/Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2

Sergey Rachmaninov, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, ...

RCA, 1993

Beyond Beautiful Music, Beyond Brilliant Pianist
"It seemed that I was born to play the piano." ~ Van Cliburn ~ To my ears, Tchaikovsky's "Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23" and Rachmaninoff's "Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18" are two of the most ingeniously beautiful concerti ever written where the ...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Ashkenazy, Kondrashin

Sergey Rachmaninov, Anatole Fistoulari, ...

Decca, 1999

Classic Rachmaninoff
Ashkenazy recorded the Rachmaninoff piano concerto no. 3 at different points in his career. This recording, the one with Fistoulari, was his first, and in my estimation his best. He had just shared first prize with John Ogdon at the 1960 Tchaikovsky competition, and ...

Van Cliburn in Moscow, Vol. 1

Van Cliburn, Moscow Philharmonic

Video Artists Int'l, 2008

Best pianist alive
I bought a Van Cliburn CD from Amazon some years back at random and had never heard of him then. Since then, I have listened to various interpretations from other famous concert pianists and still like Van Cliburn best. This DVD displays his youthful brilliance on the ...

Van Cliburn in Moscow, Vol. 3- Rachmaninoff Concertos 2, 3

Van Cliburn, Moscow Philharmonic

Video Artists Int'l, 2008

Van Cliburn in Moscow
The video is less than ideal but the performance is outstanding. The sound is also quite satisfactory. A 5 star performance.

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 [Hybrid SACD]

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Rachmaninov, ...

RCA, 2004

As it should be
In years past, I had never been able to embrace Van Cliburn's famed Tchaikovsky Piano Conerto #1. Poor sound reproduction on previous cd releases just did not allow the power of this incredible performance to shine through. All that has changed with this RCA Living ...

Liszt: The Two Piano Concertos; The Piano Sonata

Franz Liszt, Kiril Kondrashin, ...

Philips, 1995

Consummate Mastery In The Liszt Concertos
If you are new to the late Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, arguably the greatest all-round keyboard virtuoso of the last century, this is a splendid place to start. And if you are new to Liszt's piano concertos, there is little need to look any farther. Few ...

Khachaturian: Masquerade Suite; Kabalevsky: The Comedians; Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien; Rimsky-Korsakov: ...

Aram Khachaturian, Dmitry Kabalevsky, ...

RCA, 1999

Four Enjoyable Performances
This CD has four pieces from four composers, all performed by Kiril Kondrashin and the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra. The opening brass fanfare of Tchaikovsky's Capriccio italien is precise and impressive, making it my favorite recording of this work. The ...

Rachmaninoff: Piano concerto No. 3; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 [Hybrid SACD]

Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Rachmaninov, ...

RCA, 2005

Classic performance, but....
I ordered this used through Amazon. It never showed up (and was never charged, either). This, however, is an anomaly in my experience with the Amazon partners used department. I ordered it for the Rach 3 (as they called it in "Shine"). I learned that piece from ...

Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances/The Bells

Sergey Rachmaninov, Kiril Kondrashin, ...

RCA, 1996

The most convincing Symphonic Dances on CD
If you want to understand Rachmaninov's last masterpiece -- the Symphonic Dances -- you must listen to this CD. Kondrashin brings out the latent emotional power of the Dances in a way no-one else does. Others, for example Ashkenzy, play this music as a mere ...

The Essential Van Cliburn

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Rachmaninov, ...

RCA, 2007

Let me count the ways...
Though Bach is my poison, Van Cliburn makes me love everything he plays. No muddled playing for him, just a crisp fluid romantic touch. It feels like his hands make love to the piano and all that love transcends to the listener, this listener for sure. Van ...

Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos

Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, ...

Doremi Records, 2005

Flawless without the chill.
It is a loss to all classical music lovers that the talents of Miss Shkolnikova are now heard by so very few. Following a long concert and even longer teaching career she happily retired to Australia, this recording captures her at her mature zenith - flawless, robust ...

Van Cliburn in Moscow, Vol. 2

Van Cliburn, Moscow Philharmonic

Video Artists Int'l, 2008

A must have!!!
For a Van Cliburn admirer, and I am one, this is a must have video. To start with I love both this concertos and having Van Cliburn playing them is the icing on the cake. It's hard for me to decide if I prefer the restraint and melancholy of the young years or the ...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

Alexander Borodin, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, ...

Philips, 2006

I feel compelled to quibble with the Santa Fe listener.
I had remarked in a previous customer review on this one that Herman Krebbers' performance here makes all the difference to me, and I'll stand by that. But for Santa Fe to claim no individuality for this performance leaves me scratching my head; perplexed that such a ...