Russian Piano Concertos

[North Star]

I discovered how good Prokofiev's Second Piano Concerto is through this recording. Love the Isaac Levitan cover painting too:

Their Tchai 1st & Scriabin PC disc is great stuff, too.

[vandermolen]

Their Tchai 1st & Scriabin PC disc is great stuff, too.

VMT (very many thanks)

[vandermolen]

My favourite PC by Rachmaninov is No. 4 and here is my favourite version:
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[zamyrabyrd]

I was surprised not to find a thread on the recent Arthur Rubinstein 14th Master Piano Competition.

The Russians were well represented in the last round, 5 out 6 concertos.
The two first prizes excelled in the Prokofiev 2nd:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=14TXSVlY_-Q

Of course, there had to be a Tschaikovsky Numero Uno, seemingly way easier by comparison:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hP9ONw7QsM

My all around choice was actually Osokins who played the Rachmaninoff 3rd, also done by an 18 year old Italian. See whom you like the best...

[jochanaan]

...My all around choice was actually Osokins who played the Rachmaninoff 3rd, also done by an 18 year old Italian. See whom you like the best...

In my experience, if anyone dares to play Rach 3 at a music contest, s/he'll probably win.

[North Star]

In my experience, if anyone dares to play Rach 3 at a music contest, s/he'll probably win.

...unless someone dares to play the Proky 2nd, you mean?

[jochanaan]

...unless someone dares to play the Proky 2nd, you mean?

Perhaps, but the Third Rach is a surer bet.

[Roy Bland]

Since there is no specific topic for Georgians I'll post it here

https://toradze.org/toradze/