Unsung Rachmaninoffian Piano Concertos

[dhibbard]

Wish we had a version of this on CD of Hannikainen's Piano Concerto... the 1957 recording on Finlandia is in mono and sounds typical of 1950s recordings.....

[chriss]

Scriabin's wonderful concerto is also in the Rachmaninov vein (especially the big tune in the finale).

Is there a recommended recording of the Scriabin concerto? I think I only know the old recording by Heinrich Neuhaus.

[Ilja]

Well, it's not unsung by any stretch of the imagination, but for me the Ashkenazy/Maazel recording on Decca is still the yardstick. I wouldn't call it "Rachmaninoffian" though as it predates the 2nd Concerto by four years.


I've seen Pabst being mentioned, but his concerto predates even the first concerto by a few years, so perhaps we should call these concerts "Pabstian"?...

[Revilod]

Yevgeny Sudbin's recording, coupled with Medtner's Third on BIS is outstanding among more recent versions. Listen to the way Andrew Litton shapes the melody of the slow movement.

[chriss]

Thanks for the recommendations! I ordered the Sudbin already yesterday after looking around and reading a number of reviews of fifferent recordings.

The Scriabin concerto may not be unsung but it is really Rachmaninoffian.

[eschiss1]

I'm a little surprised not to see the following works mentioned to date in this thread-

*de Greef's first concerto (or perhaps both)
*maybe Sauer's, not sure. (Hyperion ; Danacord) Will have to listen again and get back to you on that myself, actually.