"Rachmaninov’s piano concertos are renowned for their virtuosity and their endless lyricism. While the Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor was composed while Rachmaninov was recovering from severe depression and lack of inspiration, the Piano Concerto no.3 marks the peak of his career as a pianist, with its bursting virtuosity and considerable difficulty.
Praised for his insightful and detailed playing, breadth of expression without any exaggeration, pianist Jae-Hyuck Cho reveals the musical and emotional depth of these concertos, which make them an inexhaustible source of wonder."
"Les concertos de Rachmaninov sont connus pour leur immense difficulté et leur lyrisme débordant. Composé à la suite d’une dépression durant laquelle toute inspiration s’était tarie, le deuxième concerto en do mineur est l’œuvre de la renaissance, tandis que le troisième, dont l’exécution représente une véritable prouesse musicale, est celui de l’apothéose, marquant l’apogée de la carrière de pianiste du compositeur.
Salué pour un jeu d’une extrême précision, d’une grande sensibilité mais exempt de tout pathos, le pianiste Jae-Hyuck Cho s’attache à révéler la profondeur de ces œuvres, aujourd’hui reconnues comme de véritables chefs-d’œuvre, qui ne cessent jamais de dévoiler de nouvelles strates sonores et font d’elles une source infinie d’émerveillements."
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released October 1, 2021
Sergei Rachmaninov
Jae-Hyuck Cho: piano
Russian National Orchestra
Hans Graf: conductor
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