Excellent rendition of wonderful Romantic concertos
Timmy | New York, Ny United States | 12/09/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"ALthough not very famous, Jeno Jando is a marvelous pianist. He combines lyrical beaty with power and emotion. Both of these attributes are evident in this disc, which contains the piano concertos of Grieg and Schumann, both in the key of a-minor. In Grieg's concerto, Jando creates a perfect balance between Lisztian virtuosity and Grieg's own Norweigan nationalism. The Schumann concerto is my favorite piece on the album, and Schumann's raw emotion comes out perfectly in Jando's interpretation. A word should also be said for the wonderful orchestration of these pieces. This is a wonderful CD both to introduce these romantic piano concertos and to offer a wonderful interpretation of them."
Riveting
Leslie Richford | Selsingen, Lower Saxony | 09/30/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Quite unbelievable that Naxos could produce a CD of this quality in 1988 and sell it so cheaply! Jenö Jandó is truly a marvellous pianist, always seeming to capture the spirit of the piece he is playing and never putting his own personality in front of the music or the composer. His Grieg is riveting, his Schumann delightful, and as the Budapest Symphony Orchestra directed by András Ligeti here also does a remarkably good job, well if not perfectly captured on disc, the whole deserves top marks: I would not expect much better from a full-price production. Congratulations to all involved!"
