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Nigel Simeone listens to a varied range of repertoire on a selection of recent releases

20th-century works Grandiose and gaudy it may be, but in the right hands the Piano Concerto by Khachaturian, composed in 1936, can still be a stirring experience. It was a regular staple of the LP racks, with recordings by Peter Katin, Mindru Katz, Moura Lympany, Alicia de Larrocha and many others. More recently it’s found fewer advocates. A version by Boris Berezovsky (2006) suffered from poor recorded sound and a lack of real conviction, but now we have a new version that is unapologetic about the piece and makes a persuasive case for it. Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s muscular but eloquent sound and the flamboyant accompaniment of the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel are perfectly suited to this work, and they relish its swashbuckling qualities while also bringing out the poetry…

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International Piano (Digital) - 1 Issue, Spring 2025

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