Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3 / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3 / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.2

Young Chinese virtuoso Yuja Wang plays two of the most demanding of all piano concertos in one concert, joining an orchestra and conductor of similar age.

The first recording with a soloist for the Simon BolÃvar Orchestra and Gustavo Dudamel captures the extraordinary energy levels of a very special evening in Caracas.

This very special concert celebrated the 38th anniversary of the founding of Venezuelas unique music-education system, El Sistema.

Yuja Wang describes the performances with the Venezuelans as, a little explosive but controlled and very communicative.

The two Russian piano concertos on the album were written just three years apart though they present very different perspectives, with Rachmaninov celebrating the tradition of the 19th Century and Prokofiev facing forward into the 20th.

Rachmaninovs hugely popular Piano Concerto No.3 is his longest, most ambitious and most technically complex work for piano and orchestra. Yuja Wangs international performances of the concerto have already garnered great critical acclaim. Here she connects with the orchestra and conductor, as Gustavo Dudamel says, as if were playing chamber music.

Prokofievs Piano Concerto No.2 is phenomenally emotional and intense music that also presents huge technical challenges for the soloist - particularly in the long and ferociously complex first movement cadenza.
Country USA
Brand Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer Deutsche Grammophon
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 028947913047
Model 27617911
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2013-10-08
UnitCount 1
UPCs 028947913047
EANs 0028947913047

Country	USA
Brand	Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer	Deutsche Grammophon
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	028947913047
Model	27617911
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2013-10-08
UnitCount	1
UPCs	028947913047
EANs	0028947913047

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3 / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.2

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