Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Variations on a Rococo Theme

Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)

Wiener Symphoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

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Karajan’s rare collaborations with Soviet musicians in the 1960s resulted in exceptional recordings that have become classics – including the ones presented here: “a performance of astonishing intimacy and refinement” from Richter in Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto (October 1962), and “a deft and stylish account” of the Rococo Variations with Rostropovich (September 1968)

Citations from R. Osborne, Herbert von Karajan: A Life in Music (London, 1998)

Recorded October 1962 (Concerto), September 1968

Release date: 12th Nov 2007
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Series: Karajan Master Recordings
Catalogue number: E4777158
Length: 54 minutes
Genres:
- Piano Concertos,
- Cello Concertos

Contents and tracklist

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Work length36:09

Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Rolf Peter Schroeder (videoscripteditor)
Wiener Symphoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1962-09-26
Recording Venue: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito

Track length22:08

II. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Tempo I

Track length6:55

III. Allegro con fuoco – Molto meno mosso – Allegro vivo

Track length7:06

Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

Work length18:50

Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1968-09-24
Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

Introduction. Moderato quasi andante

Track length00:54

Theme. Moderato semplice

Track length1:42

Var. 1. Tempo della thema –

Track length00:52

Var. 2. Tempo della thema

Track length1:13

Var. 3. Andante sostenuto

Track length3:58

Var. 4. Andante grazioso –

Track length1:53

Var. 5. Allegro moderato

Track length3:27

Var. 6. Andante

Track length2:52

Var. 7. Coda. Allegro vivo

Track length1:59

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