Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Rachmaninov's work is one of the emblematic works of the late Romantic period, with almost every aspect of the style. If one were to describe the work with a single simile, the conquest of infinity would come to mind. This can be interpreted equally as the work's emotional dimensions, its dazzling virtuosity, its composer's exacting demands, its consistent dramaturgical contrasts, its theatricality in the best sense and, of course, its captivating realisation of one of the most puzzling questions of Romanticism: glorification.

Rachmaninov's piano concertos are always a great challenge for pianists, as the composer wrote them for himself, exploiting his own amazing physical and mental gifts. These works set a standard for all pianists. In the performance heard on this recording, János Balázs - who can clearly be regarded as the heir to György Cziffra - takes possession of Rachmaninov's piano concertos with playful ease and is thus the proud possessor of the infinite. (Gábor Hollerung)

Tracklist:
01. Rachmaninov- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18- I. Moderato
02. Rachmaninov- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18- II. Adagio sostenuto – Più animato – Tempo I
03. Rachmaninov- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18- III. Allegro scherzando


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