Is there room for another Tchaikovsky concerto? Is there room for one of the most over-played concertos in the standard repertoire? If there is, this is the one. Violinist Vadim Repin performs the concerto with cheeky brilliance, playing it with a smile in his tone like a character out of Noël Coward. Valery Gergiev goes right along with Repin, engaging in clever repartee right down to the last laugh at the end of the Allegro vivacissimo. Even the sorrowful Canzonetta seems to be smiling through its tears in Repin and ...
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Is there room for another Tchaikovsky concerto? Is there room for one of the most over-played concertos in the standard repertoire? If there is, this is the one. Violinist Vadim Repin performs the concerto with cheeky brilliance, playing it with a smile in his tone like a character out of Noël Coward. Valery Gergiev goes right along with Repin, engaging in clever repartee right down to the last laugh at the end of the Allegro vivacissimo. Even the sorrowful Canzonetta seems to be smiling through its tears in Repin and Gergiev's performance. Is there room for even one Myaskovsky concerto? Is there room for even one of the most rarely played concertos at the far fringes of the repertoire? If there is, this is the one. Repin and Gergiev perform the work with the fervor of true believers. From the brooding melancholy of the opening Allegro through the lyrical nobility of the Adagio e molto cantabile to the dashing Allegro scherzando, Repin and Gergiev's interpretation testifies to the greatness of...
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Nikolay Myaskovsky; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky. Poor. Used-Acceptable, withdrawn library disc(s) with liner notes. Disc(s) should play great without any playback issues. Disc(s) & liner notes may contain typical library markings like stickers, protective label covers, & writing. Discs may be repackaged in library style casing. Back artwork & any other promo material not included.
