Gilels,Emil / Maazel,Lorin / New Philharmonia Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 CD

Any Gilels record is an event of the first magnitude," wrote Gramophone when these Tchaikovsky recordings originally appeared in 1973. In it's words the Odessa-born pianist, "a stupendous lion of the keyboard", offered "artistry of the highest integrity." His insights in the much-loved Piano Concerto No 1 "evoked all the immediacy of a new discovery... The bravura is stirring, the lyricism melting [and] the over-riding impression is of playing of exciting authority and character... Maazel ensures that no detail of Tchaikovsky's lovely scoring is lost.

1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso 2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino Semplice 3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro Con Fuoco 4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: I. Allegro Brillante 5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Andante Non Troppo 6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: III. Allegro Con Fuoco