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Medtner: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3; Sonata - Ballade [Box Set] Reviews
Medtner: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3; Sonata - Ballade [Box Set] Reviews
| 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful  Medtner Well Served Here!, By This review is from: Medtner: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3; Sonata - Ballade [Box Set] (Audio CD) Ever since these recordings were issued about 12 years ago, Medtner's star unfortunately has not risen in the concert hall, but on recordings he's come very far. There is not much competition, but most of it is very good. Tozer's readings certainly are great-the balance of sound between orchestra and piano is very well done, and Tozer plays to the manner born. One small caveat-he plays the smaller (less difficult) cadenza in the 2nd concerto, and I prefer the longer cadenza played by Demidenko in his recording on Hyperion. That recording is a very good complement to this one. You can now get these performances on a cheaper release also on Chandos also, but this is a very handsome package. If you get curious, continue on to more of the piano sonatas as played by Marc-Andre Hamelin on Hyperion. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful  A fine, though spotty survey, By This review is from: Medtner: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3; Sonata - Ballade [Box Set] (Audio CD) The first thing I want to say to someone who does not know these concertos: They do NOT sound like Rachmaninoff in the least. People got so used to bracketing them (because they were personal friends) that they hear Rachmaninoff in his music before they even hear the music. For a start, you'll never hear one of those gorgeous chocolate tunes that are Rach's trademark; second, Medtner was conspicuously unhappy (and somewhat inept) writing for the orchestra; and finally he is stamped by the Germanic mould and you would be safer looking in the direction of Liszt and Brahms, whose styles are blended in Medtner: the digital virtuosity of the former and the contrapuntal virtuosity of the latter. You will not find a proper fugue anywhere in Rachmaninoff's music; but there are dozens (as well as canons, passacaglias and the like) scattered around Medtner's music. Don't take my word but convince yourself by sampling the Toccata of the 2nd Concerto and asking yourself, who does this sound... Read more 2 of 4 people found the following review helpful  Lost Greatness, By Music Is Everything "Music Is Everything" (Colorado Springs, CO USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Medtner: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3; Sonata - Ballade [Box Set] (Audio CD) Nikolai Medtner's piano concertos are tragically overlooked. Simple question: Do you love Rachmaninov's piano concertos? If so, (and most of us do), don't deny yourself the pleasure of the Medtner concertos.Medtner was influenced heavily by Rachmaninov. He was born only seven years after Rachmaninov, and they both chose to leave Russia after the Revolution to pursue careers as concert pianists. These two artists were strikingly similar in many respects, but, as is often the case, only one--Rachmaninov--had the luxury of a brilliant career. Nonetheless, Medtner dogmatically forged ahead, composing to his own ideals and never compromising. The result is three piano concertos that are slightly more modern than Rachmaninov's but strikingly lyric and powerful. In this set, Geoffrey Tozer's playing is uniformly excellent and assertive, while the London Philharmonic deftly provides a colorful and dramatic backdrop under the direction of Neeme Jarvi. As usual,... Read more |
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