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Article: Piano Concerto No. 3.1 Rhapsody on "School Years."1 Poem of Struggle.2; Piano Concerto in c#1
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- November 1, 2008
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KABALEVSKY Piano Concerto No. 3.1 Rhapsody on "School Years."1 Poem of Struggle.2 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Piano Concerto in c#1 * Dmitry Yablonsky, cond; Hsin-Ni Liu (pn);1 Gnesin Academy Ch;2 Russian PO * NAXOS 8.557794 (54:09)
Both Peter Rabinowitz and I have previously trashed Kabalevsky's piano concertos, so let me use a bit of space, instead, to say a kind word specifically for the Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3. I purchased hundreds of Melodiya LPs back in the days of New York City's wonderful import shop, the Four Continents Bookstore. Many so-called "youth concertos" by a host of Soviet composers were available at that time, and this particular pair by Kabalevsky were easily among the best. ...