Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Concert Fantasia
9/27/2007, 5 Tracks, 1:08:59
Featuring
Dmitry Yablonsky
Konstantin Scherbakov
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Composer Biography
Tchaikovsky's career as a full-time composer was made possible by financial assistance from Nadezhda von Meck, a rich widow who supported him for over ten years without ever meeting him.
Recording & Production
This album completes Konstantin Scherbakov's cycle of Tchaikovsky's complete works for piano and orchestra.
Composer Biography
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, born in 1840, initially worked in the Ministry of Justice after studying at the School of Jurisprudence in St Petersburg.
Performer Biography
Dmitry Yablonsky, the conductor and cellist on this recording, comes from a musical family; his mother is a concert pianist and his father was a principal oboist with the Moscow Radio and Television Orchestra.
Performer Biography
Konstantin Scherbakov, the pianist on this recording, was hailed as a "modern Rachmaninov" at the Lucerne Festival and won the first Rachmaninov Competition in Moscow in 1983.
Compositional Technique
Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 2 features prominent solo parts for violin and cello in its slow movement, effectively making it a concerto for piano trio.
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