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Gramophone Magazine
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Concert Fantasia,Op. 56
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No 1,Op. 23 London Philharmonic Orchestra/Walter Weller EMI CDC7
47718-2 (63 minutes : DDD)
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The realistically full-bodied sound of the CD, with the piano very
tangibly out front, increases the attractions of these very enjoyable
performances and the bravura of the soloist is given enhanced projection.
While the performance of the concerto has not quite the tingling excitement
of the Argerich/Dutoit account (ironically, the somewhat thinner orchestral
tuttis of this older DG recording have more bite in the treble), with
Weller's direction of the first movement much more relaxed than Dutoit's,
the inclusion of a near ideal account of the Concert Fantasia is very much a
plus point. The Douglas RCA disc misses out by offering no coupling and Slatkin's orchestral direction has less tension than Weller's. |
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