Prokofiev - The Piano Concertos

Sergei PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)

The Piano Concertos

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16*

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26*

Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 53, "For the Left Hand"

Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major, Op. 55

Boris Berman (Piano)

Horacio Gutierrez (Piano)*

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Neeme Jarvi

As a package, their claims are strong, both artistically and in terms of recording quality,” awarded three stars by Penguin Guide. The Guardian wrote, “No one is more warmly dramatic in Prokofiev than Jarvi, making his issues consistently recommendable.”

As part of our on-going re-issue of Neeme Jarvi’s famous Prokofiev Chandos now re-releases The Piano Concertos performed by Boris Berman and Horacio Gutiérrez with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

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Cuban-American Gutiérrez unleashes some of the most thrilling virtuosity on record, storming the Second Concerto's first movement development/cadenza in a manner that will make lesser pianists tremble. He is no less stunning in the less obviously demanding Third Concerto where once again his ebullience is complemented by flawless technique and musicianship. Berman (Boris, not Lazar) may offer less supercharged vitality but all three of his performances alternate poise and exuberance to a most stylish and musical degree. Järvi works hand in glove with his soloists and the result is a triumph. No recorded collection of the complete concertos, whether deleted or available, comes within distance of this.