Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 2 (Music CD) available on August 10 2017 from Base for 11.89
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3 / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.2 available on May 16 2016 from Amazon for 9.12
UPC bar code 028947913047 ξ1 registered August 10 2017
UPC bar code 028947913047 ξ2 registered May 16 2016
Product category is MUSIC CD - CD - Classical Audio
Manufacturered by Deutsche Grammophon
Product weight is 0.22 lbs.
Young Chinese virtuoso Yuja Wang plays two of the most demanding of all piano concertos in one concert, joining an orchestra and conductor of similar age.The first recording with a soloist for the Simon Bolívar Orchestra and Gustavo Dudamel captures the extraordinary energy levels of a very special evening in Caracas.This very special concert celebrated the 38th anniversary of the founding of Venezuelas unique music-education system, El Sistema.Yuja Wang describes the performances with the Venezuelans as, a little explosive but controlled and very communicative.The two Russian piano concertos on the album were written just three years apart though they present very different perspectives, with Rachmaninov celebrating the tradition of the 19th Century and Prokofiev facing forward into the 20th.Rachmaninovs hugely popular Piano Concerto No.3 is his longest, most ambitious and most technically complex work for piano and orchestra. Yuja Wangs international performances of the concerto have already garnered great critical acclaim. Here she connects with the orchestra and conductor, as Gustavo Dudamel says, as if were playing chamber music.Prokofievs Piano Concerto No.2 is phenomenally emotional and intense music that also presents huge technical challenges for the soloist - particularly in the long and ferociously complex first movement cadenza.
It makes perfect sense to create a musical partnership between Yuja Wang and Gustavo Dudamel, both superstars with DG contracts. With the added influence of the Simon Bolivar Orchestra of Venezuela, there's a great feeling of freshness and youthful spontaneity. For all the thrill of excitement that these young musicians bring, some will worry that they'll show signs of inexperience. Despite flashy careers and great popularity, some critics charge them of shallow..
