Speakers Corner/DECCA SXL 2114 TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No.1 SOLTI Curzon TAS
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TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No.1
Clifford Curzon, Piano
Georg Solti Conducting The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
EX/NM Used Audiophile Vinyl Record
Record Label: Speakers Corner/Decca SXL 2114
Speakers Corner Audiophile Reissue. 180 Gram, High Quality Virgin Vinyl. Half Speed Mastered. Sourced from Original Analog Master Tapes. Faithful Reissue with Glossy Sleeves and all Liner Notes. German Import.
Speakers Corner reissues are all cut from original analogue master tapes and only 500 copies were pressed from each matrix to guarantee the highest sound quality. Because of the scarcity, these Speakers Corner reissues have become collector's items in their own right.
Condition: Record cover shows no wear. Top left corner is stubbed causing a diagonal crease in that corner. Other corners are sharp. Spine, top and bottom are solid and show no signs of shelf wear, chipping or splits. There are no spindle marks on the label. Vinyl is clean, shiny and plays like new.
Side One
1. 1st Movement: Allegro Non Troppo
Side Two
2. 2nd Movement: Andantino Semplice
3. 3rd Movement: Allegro Con Fuoco
Review: By the end of February 1875, Tchaikovsky had completed the orchestration of his Piano Concerto No. 1 which was given its first performance in the same year in Boston by Hans von Bülow. In St. Petersburg the composer himself conducted his concert on the first of December. The main theme of the first movement is based upon a Russian folksong, and the finale takes the form of a splendid “danse russe”, while the middle section takes up motifs of a french chansonette from Bizet’s Carmen. Among the many pianists who have recorded this piano concert, Clifford Curzon is remarkable for dispensing with exaggerations and mannerisms in his interpretation. His outstanding technique and analytic skills combine to produce a rendering of impeccable homogeneity. The fine sound quality is yet another attractive feature of this impressive recording.
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