Any Gilels record is an event of the first magnitude," wrote Gramophone when these Tchaikovsky recordings originally appeared in 1973. In it's words the Odessa-born pianist, "a stupendous lion of the keyboard", offered "artistry of the highest integrity." His insights in the much-loved Piano Concerto No 1 "evoked all the immediacy of a new discovery... The bravura is stirring, the lyricism melting [and] the over-riding impression is of playing of exciting authority and character... Maazel ensures that no detail of Tchaikovsky's lovely scoring is lost.
1 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso
2 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino Semplice
3 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro Con Fuoco
4 Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: I. Allegro Brillante
5 Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Andante Non Troppo
6 Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: III. Allegro Con Fuoco
Any Gilels record is an event of the first magnitude," wrote Gramophone when these Tchaikovsky recordings originally appeared in 1973. In it's words the Odessa-born pianist, "a stupendous lion of the keyboard", offered "artistry of the highest integrity." His insights in the much-loved Piano Concerto No 1 "evoked all the immediacy of a new discovery... The bravura is stirring, the lyricism melting [and] the over-riding impression is of playing of exciting authority and character... Maazel ensures that no detail of Tchaikovsky's lovely scoring is lost.
