Stephen Hough, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton - Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos (2010)

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Artist: Stephen Hough, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Title: Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: Hyperion
Genre: Classical
Quality: APE (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 02:24:20
Total Size: 520 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

CD 1:
Piano Concerto No1 in F sharp minor Op1
1. I. Vivace (12'27)
2. II. Andante (5'39)
3. III. Allegro vivace (7'47)
Piano Concerto No4 in G minor Op40
4. I. Allegro vivace (9'03)
5. II. Largo (6'22)
6. III. Allegro vivace (9'06)
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op43
7. Introduction Allegro vivace (0'09)
8. Variation I Precedente (0'19)
9. Theme L'istesso Tempo (0'17)
10. II. L'istesso tempo (0'17)
11. III. L'istesso tempo (0'23)
12. IV. Piu vivo (0'27)
13. V. Tempo precedente (0'27)
14. VI. L'istesso tempo (1'05)
15. VII. Meno mosso, a tempo moderato (1'05)
16. VIII.Tempo I (0'32)
17. IX. L'istesso tempo (0'30)
18. X. Poco marcato (0'48)
19. XI. Moderato (1'26)
20. XII. Tempo di minuetto (1'23)
21. XII. Allegro (0'27)
22. XIII. L'istesso tempo (0'42)
23. XV. Piu vivo scherzando (1'09)
24. XVI. Allegretto (1'40)
25. XVII. Allegretto (2'12)
26. XVIII. Andante cantabile (2'57)
27. XIX. A tempo vivace (0'26)
28. XX. Un poco piu vivo (0'34)
29. XXI. Un poco piu vivo (0'25)
30. XXII. Un poco piu vivo (Alla breve) (1'37)
31. XXIII. L'estesso tempo (0'50)
32. XXIV. Atempo un poco meno mosso (1'23)

CD 2:
Piano Concerto No2 in C minor Op18
1. I. Moderato (9'54)
2. II. Adagio sostenuto (11'02)
3. III. Allegro scherzando (11'22)
Piano Concerto No3 in D minor Op30
4. I. Allegro ma non tanto (15'01)
5. II. Intermezzo: Adagio (9'55)
6. III. Finale: Alla breve (13'21)

Performers:
Stephen Hough, piano
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor

As everyone with a thesaurus knows, urgency rhymes with emergency. And these performances of Rachmaninov's works for piano and orchestra by Stephen Hough with Andrew Litton leading the Dallas Symphony are nothing if they are not urgent. Hough's tempos are quick and strong and vital, with plenty of rubato and lots of accelerando. Of course, there's nothing wrong with that. Go back and listen to the old Rachmaninov recordings to hear the roots of Hough's impetuous and romantic interpretation. But those are only the roots: Hough is himself a consummate virtuoso with a blazing technique and a passionate temperament and he has something to say about Rachmaninov, and in Rachmaninov's style, he says it urgently, often even ecstatically. Listen to the climax of the closing movement of the Concerto in D minor: Hough pushes forward by holding back and explodes in incandescent chords of surpassing bliss. Not since the '50s Horowitz recording has any pianist so perfectly represented the heart of the music by being so true to himself. Litton, an old hand at Rachmaninov, is a superb partner and the Dallas Symphony sounds like a thoroughbred orchestra. If you love Rachmaninov's works for piano and orchestra -- and what red-blooded listener doesn't? -- hearing Hough's recording is an emergency. Hyperion's live sound is faithful and true.

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