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Two of the most popular of all Russian piano concertos Prokofievs No 3 and Tchaikovskys No 1 paired on a single by the exciting young Uzbekistani pianist Behzod Abduraimov

Prokofiev 3 was the piece with which Behzod Abduraimov burst onto the scene in a victorious performance at the London international Piano Competition: electrifyingly physical, combining liberated exuberance with astonishing technical control The Independent

Could this fresh-faced child be a new Horowitz? the critic in The Independent asked. Coupled to the Prokofiev is the Tchaikovsky First Concerto in which Horowitz was pre-eminent in his day. For todays generation Abduraimovs thunderously resplendent performance sets a new benchmark, accompanied with brilliance and elan by the Slovakian conductor Juarj Valcuha principal conductor of the RAI Turin orchestra

Between the concertos is a rare outing for the classic Earl Wild transcription of the Pas de Quatre (Dance of the Four Swans) from Swan Lake a must for all pianophiles