András Schiff Live with the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
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COMPOSERS: Brahms,Liszt,Pirumov,Rachmaninov,Shostakovich
LABELS: Melodiya
ALBUM TITLE: András Schiff Live
WORKS: Works by Rachmaninov, Liszt, Shostakovich, Brahms and Pirumov
PERFORMER: András Schiff (piano); Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Dmitri Kitajenko
CATALOGUE NO: MEL CD 10 02386 (1974)
It’s especially fascinating to hear the youthful Schiff tackle 20th-century Russian repertory. The two live concerto performances are very exciting, but the orchestra is all over the place in the Brahms.
Erik Levi
Authors
Erik Levi is a journalist and critic for BBC Music Magazine and a visiting professor in music at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is a leading authority on the music of the 20th century, and has written books on the topic of music in the Nazi era, including 'Music in the Third Reich' (1994) and 'Music and the Nazis' (2010). He is also a regular broadcaster for BBC Radio 3 and is on the reviewing roster for International Piano Magazine.