Prokofiev Piano Concertos 1-2

[snyprrr]

I'm not sure I liked what I heard from Fletsman/MTT. I liked what I heard from Yundi Li(?) and Yunia(?)/DG...?? Any odd considerations? Maybe even an odd No.3?

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Just the first and second? Why not the rest? The fourth concerto (for left hand only) is one of the great underrated concertos out there.

The fifth has quirkiness on its side and the rewards for riding it out till the end are eye-popping. Get 'em all, I say.


My favorite set:

[snyprrr]

Just the first and second? Why not the rest? The fourth concerto (for left hand only) is one of the great underrated concertos out there.

The fifth has quirkiness on its side and the rewards for riding it out till the end are eye-popping. Get 'em all, I say.


My favorite set:

I have 4 with Fleischer/SONY. Nos. 3 & 5 are the 'Hollywood' ones,endless,... I just want some different recs for 1 and 2... are you worrying for me?

[Dancing Divertimentian]

.. are you worrying for me?

I wasn't worried...until now. "Hollywood"? Sigh....

[Dax]

Yakov Zak - Prokofiev Concerto No. 2 - YouTube
m.youtube.com/watch?v=LsSJa4SZnA8

I tried posting this elsewhere but no one bit. Perhaps here?
Not everybody's taste perhaps: heavy, but very impressive.

[Brian]

I love Concerto No. 1! So short, sweet, punchy, and perfect. My favorite recordings include Abdel Rahman El Bacha, Gary Graffman, and Yefim Bronfman. If you are listening via a streaming service, Kun Woo Paik is the clear champion, because the whole concerto is on a single track without breaks, and because it's also a terrific performance.

[George]

Hey Don, you have a new favorite? Right after I bought that Testament set?

;-)

[Sergeant Rock]

Here's all you need, snyprrr...Richter in 1, Baloghova in 2.




Sarge

[snyprrr]

Here's all you need, snyprrr...Richter in 1, Baloghova in 2.




Sarge

well waddaya kno

I wasn't worried...until now. "Hollywood"? Sigh....

I meant 'Hollywood' in the best possible way! 1-2 aren't nearly as popular...opps - gotta go...


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[Pat B]

Here's all you need, snyprrr...Richter in 1, Baloghova in 2.

Perfect! That's all I have.

[Kontrapunctus]

I like this set very much:



I hope Denis Matsuev and Gergiev record Prokofiev's massive 2nd Concerto--should be cataclysmic!

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Hey Don, you have a new favorite? Right after I bought that Testament set?

;-)

Oh, you bought it? Cool! What do you think?

Browning is easily neck-and-neck with El Bacha, no question. I guess I've taken to plumping for El Bacha lately because A) the overall conception (from everyone) is extraordinary and B) the sonics are an absolute dream - some of the very best sound I've ever heard on disc. Way, way above the norm. So it's easy to get seduced by that.   (Oh, and it's live!).