Russian Piano Concertos

There is a special quality to Russian Piano Concertos: apart from their jawdropping virtuosity and orchestral brilliance they share that common Slavonicflavor, an undefinable mixture of melancholy and passion, whether smouldering or blazing.

This set contains the famous concertos by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich and Prokofiev, but also lesser known composers: Anton Rubinstein, Medtner, Glazunov, Kabalevsky, Scriabin, Khatchaturian, Arensky, Balakirev, Lyapunov, Bortkiewicz and Khrennikov. Adding extra spice to the set are the concertos by Scharwenka and Moszkowski, Polish by birth but Slavic in spirit.

Excellent performances by Michael Ponti, Boris Giltburg, Yevgeny Kissin, Stefan Doniga and others.

Newly written liner notes are included in the booklet.

Pianists:
Evgeny Kissin ∙ In‐Ju Bang ∙ Felicja Blumental ∙ Ştefan Doniga ∙ Boris Giltburg ∙ Bernd Glemser ∙ Derek Han ∙ Maria Littauer Hsin‐Ni Liu ∙ Kun‐Woo Paik ∙ Michael Ponti ∙ Klára Würtz ∙ Steffen Schleiermacher ∙ Olga Solovieva ∙ Shorena
Tsintsabadze ∙ Oxana Yablonskaya

Orchestras / conductors:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra / Jörg Faerber
Hamburg Symphony Orchestra / Hans Drewanz
Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra / David Porcelijn
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra / Paul Freeman Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra / Vladimir Fedoseyev and many more..