The soft solo sections are the most beautiful ones. Here stands a man, abandoned, lonely, and yet willing to survive.
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
Work: Piano Concerto No 3
Recording: Denis Matsuev, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
Sunday, February 20, 2011
#51 The Smell of Loneliness
Mariinsky cannot match the deadly drive of BPO/Levine but there's a different kind of fire. It's sparky, emotional, there's unspoken violence.
The soft solo sections are the most beautiful ones. Here stands a man, abandoned, lonely, and yet willing to survive.
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
Work: Piano Concerto No 3
Recording: Denis Matsuev, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
The soft solo sections are the most beautiful ones. Here stands a man, abandoned, lonely, and yet willing to survive.
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
Work: Piano Concerto No 3
Recording: Denis Matsuev, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
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