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Copland, Menotti, Wild
Piano Concerto
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (5) - Disc #1
1. Piano Concerto: Part 1
2. Piano Concerto: Part 2
3. Piano Concerto in F major: Allegro
4. Piano Concerto in F major: Lento
5. Piano Concerto in F major: Allegro

CD Details

All Artists: Copland, Menotti, Wild, Mester
Title: Piano Concerto
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Vanguard Classics
Release Date: 5/10/1993
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Keyboard
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 723918402925

Synopsis

Amazon.com

I once heard Copland play his own Piano Concerto, an incomparably jazzy performance. Now, I'd rather hear Copland's own playing of the piece (Sony Classical SMK 60177) than anyone else's. But Copland obviously approved of Earl Wild's swinging performance, and he leads the Symphony of the Air (formerly the NBC Symphony) with gusto. Unfortunately, the remainder of the not-very-long CD is taken up with the only recording you're ever likely to hear of Menotti's awful Piano Concerto. This piece sounds mostly like quite bad movie music, slushy overstewed romanticism with peach sauce. I can't care how well the piece is played or recorded. --Leslie Gerber

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CD Reviews

Dazzling Menotti! An Undiscovered Gem!

G P Padillo | Portland, ME United States | 06/23/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It was through this recording I became acquainted with what is now one of my favorite works, the Menotti Piano Concerto. For anyone unfamiliar with the piece, do yourself a favor and grab a copy of this recording. Not a single person I have played it for has not had the pants charmed off of them by this delightful, and deceptively simple sounding work. This concerto presents serious rivalry to those by Prokofiev, Poulenc or Stravinsky. Instead of Rachmanninofian grandeur, Menotti sweeps through the work with polyphonic writing that recalls Scarlatti and Bach - offering both bravura and charm. Here, the great Earl Wild dazzles with his nimble fingered technique and sails through Menotti's difficult writing with an ease that is nothing short of mindboggling. Jorge Mester leads the Symphony of the Air through the paces admirably and everyone sounds as though they're having the time of their lives. So will you!

The Copland Concerto has its own charms, and is better known than the Menotti, however you may buy this recording for the Copeland, but you'll keep it for the Menotti! My highest recommendation.

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