Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Later this spring, myrios classics will release an album of adess piano music recorded both by gerstein on his own and in duos with ades. The work is particularly famed for the sequence of pounding chords with which the soloists part launches the first movement. Piotr ilyich tchaikovsky fosters a completely different attitude in his third symphony, which is shaped by the. The philharmonics tchaikovsky festival continues with kirill gerstein in the blockbuster first piano concerto, promising a brilliant, perceptive and stunningly fresh account. The pianist kirill gerstein explains that a student of tchaikovskys was. Gerstein will first play rachmaninoffs piano concerto no. Listen to tchaikovsky, stripped down to his intentions the new. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Prokofiev 2 to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. This is the first recording using the new scholarly edition by the tchaikovsky archive and museum in moscow of the 1879 version of the piano concerto the version that was approved and conducted by tchaikovsky until his last public appearance in 1893.
It starts out with a tremendous musical statement, and follows up with melody after melody after melody for three quarters of an hour. For his first orchestral album russianamerican pianist kirill gerstein presents us with the world premiere recording of tchaikovskys own 1879 version of the piano concerto no. Pianist kirill gerstein performed tchaikovskys piano concerto no. Its dazzling pyrotechnics and soaring melodies have endeared it to audiences for more than years. Kirill gerstein piano, deutsches symphonieorchester berlin, james. The music for piano and orchestra licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of bridge records, inc. All three of the tchaikovsky piano concertos have colorful and explosive orchestration.
Spot the difference as kirill gerstein and co give a revelatory performance of the 1879 tchaikovsky piano concerto no 1. It was revised in the summer of 1879 and again in december 1888. Provided to youtube by universal music group tchaikovsky. Piano concertos, an album by kirill gerstein, deutsches symphonieorchester berlin, james gaffigan on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
The name of the conductor of the orchestra or chorus. Kirill gerstein plays tchaikovsky with detroit symphony, while alexander ghindin plays mussorgsky for chamber music society. Written expressly for kirill, the piano concerto has a tally of nearly fifty performances internationally and has already been heard in new york, leipzig, copenhagen, cleveland, london and helsinki. Recording also includes prokofievs piano concerto no. Apr 16, 2016 rarely has the russian soul been captured in music so impressively as in sergei rachmaninovs piano concerto no. Sep 15, 2018 provided to youtube by universal music group tchaikovsky.
Tchaikovsky said that composing was a lyrical process for him, and the first piano concerto in his own version shows a strong lyrical and noble vein that the betterknown posthumous version negates. In her place, kirill gerstein will step in to perform solo works by bach, chopin, debussy, ades, and brahms. Kirill gerstein makes first recording of tchaikovskys piano. View biography in full page boston symphony orchestra associate conductor kendavid masur makes his debut with the chicago symphony orchestra at ravinia in summer 2018, leading two alltchaikovsky programs, then returns to tanglewood to conduct.
Piano concertos by kirill gerstein on amazon music. The traditional version was edited by what now appears to have been tchaikovsky s unscrupulous editorial assistant after tchaikovsky s death. After several albums respectively dedicated to liszts transcendental etudes or mussogorsky and schumann, or to concertos by tchaikovsky the first and prokofiev the second for the myrios classics label, russianamerican pianist kirill gerstein is diving into the colourful and rhythmical world of gershwin. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso allegro con spirito 1879 version kirill gerstein czech philharmonic semyon. New york, nykirill gersteins first orchestral recording, to be released in the us by myrios classics on tuesday, march 10, marks the world premiere recording of the 1879 version of tchaikovskys first piano concerto. Nov 15, 2017 pianist kirill gerstein performed tchaikovskys piano concerto no. Kirill gerstein replaces yuja wang on may 3 portland piano. Mar 20, 2019 kirill gersteins natural versatility and curiosity have led him to explore a wide range of repertoire from bach to thomas ades. Czech philharmonic with kirill gerstein program book issuu. Tchaikovskys familiar masterpiece is given a fresh lease of life in this worldpremiere recording of the original 1879 published edition as opposed to the usual 1889 edition favoured by the composer and conducted by him at his final concert. Related articles 10 piano concertos you might not know.
Hear the live performance and full interview on classical minnesota. Emi music publishing, bmg rights management, and 1 music rights societies. Rhapsody in blue, piano concerto in f kirill gerstein, st louis symphony orchestradavid robertson protean pianist proves hes sure got rhythm and then some. The first tchaikovsky piano concerto is worldfamous, but the composer also wrote two other exciting concertos. Rarely has the russian soul been captured in music so impressively as in sergei rachmaninovs piano concerto no. Tchaikovsky spectacular friday, august 12, 2016 at 6. Kirill gersteins recording of tchaikovskys piano concerto no. The something new is that gersteins recording is the first to use a new edition of the tchaikovsky piano concerto no. View biography in full page boston symphony orchestra associate conductor kendavid masur makes his debut with the chicago symphony orchestra at ravinia in summer 2018, leading two all tchaikovsky programs, then returns to tanglewood to conduct the boston symphony orchestra in music of glinka, rachmaninoffs piano concerto no. Listen to tchaikovsky, stripped down to his intentions the. Kirill gerstein playstalks brahms piano concerto no.
We present below excerpts from kirill gersteins new recording of the first piano concertothe first ever. He is the sixth recipient of the gilmore artist award. Buy kirill gersteins album titled the tchaikovsky project. His debut recording for the label grieg piano concerto and tchaikovsky piano concerto no.
Notes original publisher info, plate numbers and footnotes omitted in reprint this is not the version of the concerto usually played today, and represents the text of version a with altered passages from version b shown as ossia or in footnotes. The piece premiered in boston, massachusetts, on october 25. This list of recordings of tchaikovskys piano concerto no. Kirill gerstein on the piano concerto youve been hearing all. Following his world and new york city premieres of adess concerto for piano and orchestra with the boston symphony orchestra, he gives the concertos european premiere with the leipzig gewandhaus orchestra, again with the composer conducting. Mar 02, 2018 pianist kirill gerstein joins the minnesota orchestra march 1 3, 2017, for rachmaninoffs powerful third piano concerto. Pianist kirill gerstein joins the minnesota orchestra march 1 3, 2017, for rachmaninoffs powerful third piano concerto. In 2015, kozhukhin signed an exclusive recording agreement with pentatone. Piano concertos kirill gerstein by phillip scott on january 24, 2016 it may surprise you to learn that there were three editions of tchaikovskys first piano concerto. Born in 1979 in voronezh, in southwestern russia, kirill gerstein studied classical piano at a special music school for gifted children and taught himself to play jazz.
The traditional version was edited by what now appears to have been tchaikovskys unscrupulous editorial assistant after tchaikovskys death. Theres also a very russian flavor, which is likely because of the folk tunes the composer used. We regret to announce that yuja wang has cancelled the may 3 appearance due to illness. Complete symphonies and piano concertos by czech philharmonic semyon bychkov kirill gerstein from amazons classical music store. This version had not been heard in the united states since tchaikovskys u. Mar 25, 2016 in 2015, kozhukhin signed an exclusive recording agreement with pentatone.
We present below excerpts from kirill gersteins new recording of the first piano concertothe first ever based on tchaikovskys own 1879. Redlands symphony proudly presents tchaikovskys piano concerto no. The concerto was published by pyotr jurgenson in 1875 orchestral parts in october. Less warhorse, more schumannesque the lighter sound is partly thanks to the new edition and partly to pianist kirill gerstein s approach, taking his lead from the more poetic opening to the concerto, with the dso berlin and james gaffigan matching the elegance of gerstein s approach. Ptc5186566 tchaikovsky piano concerto no 1 grieg piano. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso allegro con spirito sviatoslav richter. Each piece will take the listener on a journey through the detailed, textured landscape of these romanticera. Feb 01, 2017 the pianist kirill gerstein explains that a student of tchaikovskys was responsible for the tinkering that led to posthumous changes in the piano concerto no. The first version received heavy criticism from nikolai rubinstein, tchaikovskys desired pianist. Mar 09, 2015 tchaikovsky said that composing was a lyrical process for him, and the first piano concerto in his own version shows a strong lyrical and noble vein that the betterknown posthumous version negates. This recording marked the world premiere of the tchaikovsky concerto in its 1879 urtext edition, which reflects the way the composer. Ferruccio busoni 18661924 piano concerto kirill gerstein piano boston symphony orchestra men of the tanglewood festival chorus sakari oramo conductor recorded live on 1011 march 2017, symphony hall, boston myrios classics myr024 1cd 71. Hear kirill gerstein play tchaikovskys piano concerto no. What is the best performance of tchaikovskys piano concerto.
But the dramatic gestures that open tchaikovskys piano concerto no. In this performance with semyon bychkov, pianist kirill gerstein debuts with the berliner philharmoniker. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky serg piano concertos amazon. Kirill gerstein and prokofievs second piano concerto from. An american citizen since 2003, gerstein divides his time between the united states and germany and is currently a professor of piano at the musikhochschule stuttgart. Kirill gerstein, james gaffigan tchaikovsky 1 prokofiev 2 2015. The full score was not published until four years later, in august 1879, when it included revisions to the piano part in the first movement. Semyon bychkov and kirill gerstein digital concert hall. Discover littleknown secrets and interesting discorse on its history, creation, and performance.
In 2015, gerstein s released his first orchesral recording featuring tchaikovsky s piano concerto no. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of piano concerto no. Piotr ilyich tchaikovsky fosters a completely different attitude in his third symphony, which is shaped by. The pianist kirill gerstein explains that a student of tchaikovskys was responsible for the tinkering that led to posthumous changes in the piano concerto no. Official website of the boston symphony orchestra, inc. The concerto follows the traditional form of three movements. In 2015, kirill gerstein made the world premiere recording of the 1879 version. Names of solo performers, with their instruments or stage roles given in parentheses. In his first disc with an orchestra the first of many, we must hope the versatile americanrussian pianist kirill gerstein plays the second version in a world premiere. History and music of tchaikovsky s piano concertos.
1636 810 890 1600 1403 585 770 797 1593 1134 1624 1007 666 371 1106 254 1462 908 1378 529 313 183 1043 1425 1362 390 538 760 1046 1285 722 1298