Alexander Melnikov, Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Teodor Currentzis - Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concertos (2012) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Alexander Melnikov
- Title: Shostakovich: Piano Concertos – No 1, Op 35; No 2, Op 102. Violin Sonata, Op 134
- Year Of Release: 2012
- Label: harmonia mundi
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: 24-bit/44.1kHz FLAC & booklet
- Total Time: 1:13:56
- Total Size: 628 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
1 - I. Allegro 07:11
2 - II. Andante 07:43
3 - III. Allegro 05:41
Sonata for violin and piano op.134
4 - I. Andante 10:33
5 - II. Allegretto 06:44
6 - III. Largo 13:59
Concerto [no.1] for piano, trumpet and string orchestra op.35
7 - I. Allegro moderato 05:56
8 - II. Lento 08:30
9 - III. Moderato 01:28
10 - IV. Allegro con brio 06:26
Info for Shostakovich: Piano Concertos – No 1, Op 35; No 2, Op 102. Violin Sonata, Op 134
Shostakovich’s music is often 'two-faced', sometimes sublimated in ecstasy and joie de vivre, sometimes plunged into emptiness and suffused with a death wish. Accompanied by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Teodor Currentzis, Alexander Melnikov captures this feeling admirably in the Concertos Opp.35 and 102, and perhaps still more poignantly – “with disarming sincerity and fearless directness”, to quote his booklet note – alongside Isabelle Faust in the Sonata Op.134.
“his lightning switches of tempo and mood in the fast movement outdo most competitors for bizarrerie...Melnikov includes a searing, thrilling account of Shostakovich's late Violin Sonata, Op. 134, in which he partners the very impressive Isabelle Faust...Unhesitatingly recommended as one of the best versions of all three works currently available.” (BBC Music Magazine)
“The hide-and-seek games between piano and orchestra in the first movement are delectable enough. But then the slow movement...to call this breathtaking would be an understatement. Starting at a whisper, Melnikov fines his sound down to the threshold of audibility and extends phrase-endings until the world seems to stand still...For me, this is Shostakovich-playing on a level of inspiration I have only heard in my dreams.” (Gramophone)
Alexander Melnikov's recording of Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues [HMC902019/20] was given a BBC Music Magazine Award, 2011, and was awarded one of the 50 greatest recordings of all time [and is the newest on the list] by the same magazine
Alexander Melnikov, piano
Isabelle Faust, violin
Jeroen Berwaerts, trumpet
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Teodor Currentzis, conductor
2 - II. Andante 07:43
3 - III. Allegro 05:41
Sonata for violin and piano op.134
4 - I. Andante 10:33
5 - II. Allegretto 06:44
6 - III. Largo 13:59
Concerto [no.1] for piano, trumpet and string orchestra op.35
7 - I. Allegro moderato 05:56
8 - II. Lento 08:30
9 - III. Moderato 01:28
10 - IV. Allegro con brio 06:26
Info for Shostakovich: Piano Concertos – No 1, Op 35; No 2, Op 102. Violin Sonata, Op 134
Shostakovich’s music is often 'two-faced', sometimes sublimated in ecstasy and joie de vivre, sometimes plunged into emptiness and suffused with a death wish. Accompanied by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Teodor Currentzis, Alexander Melnikov captures this feeling admirably in the Concertos Opp.35 and 102, and perhaps still more poignantly – “with disarming sincerity and fearless directness”, to quote his booklet note – alongside Isabelle Faust in the Sonata Op.134.
“his lightning switches of tempo and mood in the fast movement outdo most competitors for bizarrerie...Melnikov includes a searing, thrilling account of Shostakovich's late Violin Sonata, Op. 134, in which he partners the very impressive Isabelle Faust...Unhesitatingly recommended as one of the best versions of all three works currently available.” (BBC Music Magazine)
“The hide-and-seek games between piano and orchestra in the first movement are delectable enough. But then the slow movement...to call this breathtaking would be an understatement. Starting at a whisper, Melnikov fines his sound down to the threshold of audibility and extends phrase-endings until the world seems to stand still...For me, this is Shostakovich-playing on a level of inspiration I have only heard in my dreams.” (Gramophone)
Alexander Melnikov's recording of Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues [HMC902019/20] was given a BBC Music Magazine Award, 2011, and was awarded one of the 50 greatest recordings of all time [and is the newest on the list] by the same magazine
Alexander Melnikov, piano
Isabelle Faust, violin
Jeroen Berwaerts, trumpet
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Teodor Currentzis, conductor
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