MusicWeb International reviewer Jonathan Woolf has a nice new feature on our Rubinstein Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 DRD release:
“Anton Rubinstein’s Piano Concertos have held a loose grip on the outer fringes of the repertoire and it’s only the Fourth that has really maintained any sort of presence in the catalogues. The Second, on the other hand, is a work more read about than heard. It was written in 1851 and suits Alexander Paley and Igor Golovchin – who has recorded a slew of Rubinstein’s orchestral music – very well indeed. Paley’s control of the intense lyricism and dramatic virtuosity embedded in the concerto’s romanticism is admirable. There is plenty of Russian colour in the second movement, which has poetry, elegance and extensive piano soliloquies, noble rolled chords and fine tunes…I certainly enjoyed Paley’s nonchalant virtuosity and the buoyant support of the State Symphony Orchestra of Russia.” — Jonathan Woolf, MusicWeb International
Read the full review on www.musicweb-international.com
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