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For his second Mariinsky release, the acclaimed Russian pianist Denis Matsuev joins Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra for a program of music
by Shostakovich and Shchedrin. Despite being a prolific symphonist, Shostakovich only wrote two piano concertos. His first, displaying his usual wit and sardonic humor, features a prominent solo trumpet part, which provides dialogue with the piano and an independent voice commenting on the music of the piano and orchestra. The Second Concerto, by contrast, is unusually happy and optimistic in nature. This may be because it was written for his son, who gave the première, and has been described as showing, the composer as though his own youth had returned to him. Rodion Shchedrin has so far composed six piano concertos, each signifying a new phase in his compositional development. His colorful Fifth Concerto is influenced by the music of both Shostakovich and Prokofiev.
Shostakovich/Shchedrin: Piano Concertos Reviews
Shostakovich/Shchedrin: Piano Concertos Reviews
 An all-Russian spectacular, This review is from: Shostakovich/Shchedrin: Piano Concertos (Audio CD) I love it when the Russians come together and the combination of Matsuev, Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra is sensational. There is true spirit and passion in these performances and the Shostakovich Piano Concerto No 2 brings a tear to my eye. Gorgeous playing. 3 of 7 people found the following review helpful  So-So, By This review is from: Shostakovich/Shchedrin: Piano Concertos (Audio CD) I have a couple of other recordings of the Shostakovich piano concertos, but I keep liking the pieces more and more and thought this would make a nice addition to my music library. Not so much. Matsuev is a wonderful pianist, but the performances here are spotty; wonderful in places and kind of so-so in others. I wish I could better articulate why; I'm not sure, but I think it's largely Gergiev's lackluster conducting. I'll stick with my favorite recording of these works, with Hamelin and the BBC Scottish Symphony, conducted by Andrew Litton (who is rapidly becoming one of my favorite conductors) Shostakovich: Piano Concertos. In that regard, the Shchedrin concerto on the Hamelin/Litton recording is No. 2, which is vastly preferable to the No. 5 on the Matsuev/Gergiev recording. Maybe it's just me, but I find No. 5 to be almost... Read more |
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