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Kabalevsky: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2

9/21/2006, 6 Tracks, 55:58

Featuring

  • Dmitry Yablonsky
  • In-Ju Bang
  • Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Dimitri Kabalevsky

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Kabalevsky's concertos, including those for piano, violin, and cello, are considered his most significant orchestral music, written in a direct and accessible manner.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The cover image for this album is 'The Harvesters' by Kazimir Severinovich Malevich, a Russian avant-garde artist.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording was made in Studio 5, Russian State TV and Radio Company KULTURA, Moscow, from December 24th to 28th, 2004.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Dmitry Kabalevsky, an equivocal figure in Soviet-era Russian music, studied composition and piano at the Moscow Conservatory, later becoming a full professor there.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

In-Ju Bang, the pianist on this recording, won first prize in the Puigcerda International Piano Competition in Spain in 2004 and subsequently studied at the Juilliard School of Music.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

Kabalevsky's 'Youth Concertos' — for violin, cello, and the Third Piano Concerto — were among the few 'abstract' orchestral works to receive official approval in the Soviet Union before Stalin's death in 1953.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Dmitry Yablonsky, the conductor, comes from a musical family; his mother, Oxana Yablonskaya, is a concert pianist, and his father was a principal oboist with the Moscow Radio and Television Orchestra.

Source: Booklet

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