Not since the Jemelik/Klima version of the Khachaturian Piano Concerto that appeared on a Parliament LP around 1960 have I heard a recording of this work as compelling as this new one from Naxos. I've endured through the Katz/Boult, Entremont/Ozawa, De Larrocha/Frühbeck De Burgos, Orbelian/Järvi, and maybe some others, always with an expectation that the next one would get religion and play with the nearly wanton drive and raw spirit that made the Jemelik so riveting. Well, Yablonskaya turns in a less frenzied performance, ...
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Not since the Jemelik/Klima version of the Khachaturian Piano Concerto that appeared on a Parliament LP around 1960 have I heard a recording of this work as compelling as this new one from Naxos. I've endured through the Katz/Boult, Entremont/Ozawa, De Larrocha/Frühbeck De Burgos, Orbelian/Järvi, and maybe some others, always with an expectation that the next one would get religion and play with the nearly wanton drive and raw spirit that made the Jemelik so riveting. Well, Yablonskaya turns in a less frenzied performance, to be sure, but one that still captures the vivacious, folksy elements with gusto and muscle, while managing to find subtlety and depth as well -- traits one doesn't usually associate with this score. And her conductor son, Dmitri, partners her with a deft baton that both catches fire and soothes at just the right moments.From the opening timpani stroke and fleet tempo that follows, you know this is a Khachaturian concerto of power and propulsiveness. And Yablonskaya's subtle control...
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