Dmitry Shostakovich Pyotr Il039yich Tchaikovsky Claudio Abbado - Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Shostakovich Violin Concerto No 1 (10 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Dmitry Shostakovich, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Claudio Abbado
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato
2. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta
3. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo
4. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99): I. Nocturne. Adagio
5. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99): II. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo
6. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99): III. Passacaglia. Andante
7. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99): IV. Burlesca. Allegro con brio
8. Souvenir d'un lieu cher, for violin & piano (or orchestra), Op. 42: No. 3. Mélodie
9. Prelude for piano in B flat minor, Op. 34/16
10. Prelude for piano, in D minor, Op. 34/24

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CD Details

All Artists: Dmitry Shostakovich, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert McDonald
Title: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Release Date: 2/24/2004
Album Type: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Instruments, Strings, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 827969308820

CD Reviews

Simply the best

Sean M. O'neal | 08/05/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Let me preface by saying that I have heard no fewer than 50 recordings of the Tchaikovsky concerto, and this is in my opinion simply the best recording. Yes there are lots of very clean, powerful recordings, but Midori not only is a master of pulling a large sound, and playing very clean, but above all she is *the best* at creating a sublime pianissimo, which she utilizes at many points in the first movement and throughout the second movement. She also is not afraid to take her time, as opposed to flying through the piece as a flashing showpiece.

The Shostakovich is very good too, but I would definitely recommend the recordings of David Oistrakh or Hilary Hahn over this. Her style isn't crisp enough for my taste for the Shostakovich. Bottom line is the Tchaikovsky is definitely the highlight of this CD, and it is so divine it is more than enough to earn five stars I'm giving the CD."