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Rudolf Serkin and the Columbia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy
That Mendelssohn was a genial composer and piano
virtuoso is very evident in his piano concertos.
Written in his youth, his first piano concerto is
full of élan and power, with grand gestures in the
themes and an early masterly command of symphonic
development, which is continued ? though rather
more subtly in the second. This music also
testifies to the 22-year-old?s superb command of
his favourite instrument. To this day young
pianists at music competitions all over the globe
emulate such artistry.
Such Olympian efforts were not for Rudolf Serkin,
who approached the virtuoso works at the end of
the Fifties with all the maturity of a
'grandseigneur'. With amazing accuracy and the
most delicate touch he unfolds the tightly-knit
music, illuminating the flowing melodies and
figures with a candid, clear brightness and
thereby painting a warm, romantic and colourful
landscape with finely - yet firmly - drawn lines.
Thanks are due to the wonderful recording
technicians whose expertise has made this LP a
true masterpiece.
Recording: December 1957 and October 1959 at
Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia, by Stan Tonkel
Production: Thomas Frost
Kat.č.: COLUMBIA MS 6128 (LP - audiofilský vinyl), Speakers Corner , cena: 899.00 Kč, EAN: 4260019714541 skladem: 0ks, expedujeme do 2-40 dnů