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Post by julesd68 on Sept 7, 2023 14:31:46 GMT
When it comes to the Rachmaninov Piano Concertos I don't look much further than the two Ashkenazy sets with Previn and Haitink. I do have a few other individual recordings of interest. So I was wondering about casting the net wider and courtesy of Mr Hurwitz I have found Zoltan Kocsis with Edo de Waart and the SF Symphony - DH calls these "reference recordings". I have started with PC 2 and it's so far very idiosyncratic - a very brisk intro indeed ... I'm also noting some really jazz influenced playing and phrasing with those early wistful, soul searching interludes. Certainly unlike anything I have heard before! www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/11/zoltan-kocsis-obituary |
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Post by Slinger on Sept 7, 2023 15:29:35 GMT
PC 4 is, supposedly, the most jazzy, from what I've read, and Rachmaninov openly admitted to being influenced by American Jazz music while living in America.
Try this version, Jules... It's the original (1926) version, not one of the (two) later revisions.
This might be of interest too, it's the 1926 version again. Alain Lefèvre's repertoire spans classical and jazz, along with his own contemporary compositions, so he's got quite a different style.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 7, 2023 17:23:01 GMT
Argerich for PC3 for me, without a doubt. Lots of good PC2s.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 7, 2023 17:50:50 GMT
Yes lots of very good PC2's but many of them take a similar approach which is why I find the Kocsis so interesting...
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 7, 2023 17:53:33 GMT
PC 4 is, supposedly, the most jazzy, from what I've read, and Rachmaninov openly admitted to being influenced by American Jazz music Ah, so the Kocsis approach is starting to make a lot more sense! Thanks for that Paul and the recordings, neither of which I'm familiar with. |
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Post by Slinger on Sept 8, 2023 13:31:03 GMT
PC 4 is, supposedly, the most jazzy, from what I've read, and Rachmaninov openly admitted to being influenced by American Jazz music Ah, so the Kocsis approach is starting to make a lot more sense! Thanks for that Paul and the recordings, neither of which I'm familiar with. I'll be interested to hear any comments, Jules, especially about Alain Lefèvre's playing of the piece. |
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 8, 2023 16:55:12 GMT
Ah, so the Kocsis approach is starting to make a lot more sense! Thanks for that Paul and the recordings, neither of which I'm familiar with. I'll be interested to hear any comments, Jules, especially about Alain Lefèvre's playing of the piece. I'll sample them both Paul. |
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