This 2006 coupling of Mozart's C minor Piano Concerto and Schumann's A minor Concerto marks Evgeny Kissin's EMI recording debut. The Russian Wunderkind had previously recorded for Sony, RCA, and Deutsche Grammophon, not to mention his even earlier recordings for Melodiya and Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga. What does his EMI debut tell us about Kissin's growth as an artist? Fortunately, there is an appropriate yardstick: while Kissin has not recorded Mozart's C minor Concerto before, he did record Schumann's A minor Concerto in 1993. ...
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This 2006 coupling of Mozart's C minor Piano Concerto and Schumann's A minor Concerto marks Evgeny Kissin's EMI recording debut. The Russian Wunderkind had previously recorded for Sony, RCA, and Deutsche Grammophon, not to mention his even earlier recordings for Melodiya and Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga. What does his EMI debut tell us about Kissin's growth as an artist? Fortunately, there is an appropriate yardstick: while Kissin has not recorded Mozart's C minor Concerto before, he did record Schumann's A minor Concerto in 1993. Back then, Kissin at 22 was a recklessly romantic virtuoso with a fiery technique and a commanding interpretive personality; here at 35, he is a more controlled but no less extravagant virtuoso with an as fiery but more polished technique and an even more commanding interpretive personality. Compare his opening statements: in 1993, Kissin is rash and bold, charging ahead with undisguised fervor; in 2006, he is brave but not hasty, knowing what's coming next but not rushing into it....
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