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NIKOLAI PETROV PLAYS CONCERTI
On this page, Nikolai Petrov plays concerti by Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Khatchaturian and others. And there are two different performances of the Prokofiev 3rd concerto. All of these, with the possible exception of the Beethoven movement which is somewhat perfunctory, are splendid performances that admirers of these works really must hear.
The one that knocked my socks off is the recording of the Prokofiev 2nd concerto. If you just have time to listen to one, this is the one you must hear.
Beethoven Piano Concerto 5 in E♭ major, Op 73 "Emperor"
iii Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
Pavel Sorokin conducting the Orchestra of the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre
recorded live in 1999
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2 in C minor, Op 18
Karolos Trikolidis conducting the Russian National Orchestra
recorded live in 1995
i Moderato
ii Adagio sostenuto
iii Allegro scherzando
Prokofiev Piano Concerto 2 in G minor, Op 16 (1913)
unidentified conductor and orchestra
i Andantino. Allegretto
11:39 ➢ ii Scherzo: Vivace
14:27 ➢ iii Intermezzo: Allegro moderato
22:47 ➢ iv Finale: Allegro tempestoso
recorded live in 1988
Prokofiev Piano Concerto 3 in C major, Op 26 (1921)
Neeme Järvi conducting the Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
i Andante. Allegro
11:39 ➢ ii Tema con variazioni
14:27 ➢ iii Allegro ma non troppo
recorded live in 1975
Prokofiev Piano Concerto 3 in C major, Op 26 (1921)
Gennady Rozhdestvensky conducting the USSR Radio & TV Large Symphony Orchestra
i Andante. Allegro
ii Tema con variazioni
iii Allegro ma non troppo
Khatchaturian Piano Concerto in D♭ major
Aram Khatchaturian conducting the USSR State Symphony Orchestra
recorded live in 1977
i Allegro ma non troppo e maestoso
ii Andante con anima
iii Allegro brillante
Lutosławski Variations on a theme by Paganini for Piano and Orchestra
Mark Gorenstein conducting the State Symphony Orchestra
recorded live in 1998 (Warsaw)
For those of you who enjoy murder mysteries, here is my first with a strong musical polemic as background
Murder in the House of the Muse
which is also available as an audiobook.
And this is the more recently published second mystery in the series:
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