Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor (Op. 23)
Sarah Walker examines Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto with the help of Yevgeny Sudbin and the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Julian Clayton.
Unplayable and worthless are not adjectives used to describe Tchaikovsky's first piano concerto today. Yet this was the opinion of Tchaikovsky's colleague Nicolai Rubinstein when he was asked about the concerto's technical feasibility. Sarah Walker stands in for Tchaikovsky as she examines why Rubinstein might have said that, and how to the contrary of that opinion Tchaikovsky's defiance of the expected instead created one of the best loved of all piano concertos. Musical examples are played by Yevgeny Sudbin with the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Julian Clayton.
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor (Op. 23)
Performers: Yevgeny Sudbin (piano), 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Julian Clayton (conductor)
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- Sun 13 Jul 2003 17:00大象传媒 Radio 3