1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: Allegro maestoso 2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: Romance 3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: Rondo 4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, CT. 48: Maestoso 5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, CT. 48: Larghetto 6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, CT. 48: Allegro vivace 7. Mazurka for piano No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63/2, CT. 90 8. Mazurka for piano No. 49 in F minor, Op. 68/4, CT. 99 9. Waltz for piano in E minor, KK IVa/15, CT. 222 (B. 56)
Customer Reviews of This Album/CD
A truly legendary- historical performance/ recording! Submitted on: 2007-01-13
I mean talking generally who doesn't love to listen to child-prodigies playing the most demanding compositions that exist among the piano repertoire. And not only that, Yevgeny Kissin has all the necessary attributes (maturity, technique, lyricism, etc... etc...) to perform those compositions. I am aware that he doesn't reach Martha Argerich's caliber with this performance, but in my humble opinion I am convinced that this is a exiting, breathtaking, unparallel performance! Imagine how Chopin himself would react if he had the ability to watch/listen this kid playing his 2 concertos in a night with such a flawlessness. Proof of a genius this performance for Yevgeny Kissin!
Now there is a demand/complaint I want to share with you: This performance was recorded back In March 1984. BMG took this content under the license of Firma Melodiya and digitally remastered it (sound quality is very good by the way). Sony Classical GmbH released a CD from Kissin's 1987 Tokyo recital. Between years 1984-1987 Kissin performed numerous recitals that Firma Melodiya recorded & released. I really hope that BMG is going take the license for this content form Melodiya and release those things!!
For the musically curious.. Submitted on: 2004-11-24
Studying the E minor concerto myself, I've gathered a couple recordings, I discovered I already had Martha Argerich's, so I bought a 'must' for Chopin recordings...Rubinstein's.., and fell upon Kissin's, actually I've heard about Kissin long time ago and this infamous recording, so ok! Into my amazon shopping cart you go
Like Martha, Evgeny made me cry in both 2nd movts and sad/slow parts in the other movts......no not because my heart was deeply touched, ..the complete opposite! I cringed when he simply rushed and sped the tempo, but I do excuse him since afterall he was only 12! Although I felt he did a bit better in the F minor's 2nd movt feeling-wise.
Ok, but I have to admit, as a 16yr old, I am more than jealous of his phenomenal, breathtaking technique .... Since at 12 I was playing Mozart's K.488, yeah...I was impressed, that he played BOTH concertos, by heart, with a major orch., no messups,
Zhenya pretty much went through every young musicians' fantasy.
I haven't heard other recordings of him 'older', I wish he would record these two concertos again now, at 30, and see if musically he plays how Chopin slow, sad melodies are supposed to be played!
And in the 3rd movt of the E minor, his turns on the what I call, 'the easy parts', how can I explain, where the hands are unison the short little melody, he does the turn like before the beat or something, it sorta bothered me! I dunno why, maybe b/c I've been hearing Martha for so long, which is how Id play it anyway.
Overall, for the musically curious, you should buy this recording, who doesn't wanna hear prodigies play anyway? I do wish to watch a video of this performance though, it'd be 10 times more interesting.
The one who mentioned the coughs, I was expecting more noisyness, it wasn't too bad, I only heard 2 or 3 in need of lozanges.
A remarkable recording Submitted on: 2002-04-18
Although perhaps not the artistically most striking interpretation, this record is outstanding, really for two reasons: The recording technique is excellent, you really feel as if you were sitting in the concert hall, and secondly, the slightly naive but straight-to-the-point playing of Mr. Kissin. Despite the fact that I am not a fan of his recent recordings, this one (especially the first concerto) is enormously satisfying.
The Legendary Performance...well, it is good! Submitted on: 2001-07-02
As an amateur pianist myself, I have enormous respect for professional musicians, having played many of the same pieces that they play. In the case of this recording, I have enormous respect for a mere boy of 12 years who is performing 2 (yes 2!) of the most challenging concertos in existence. To make it all worse he is doing it well! Though Kissin's 12 year old recording lack's the developed maturity - and passion - that he brought to the performance of the same pieces in Lincoln Center for his American Debut,it is a remarkable achievement for a 12 year old, and one of the reasons I recommend this recording so highly. The other reason - it's just a plain good recording. Though Argerich's recording, recenty re-released, is certainly more interesting, I would say that this recording is a must own, because of the sheer technical wizadry that Kissin displays as a 12 year old. Also, in the less romantic movements (the non-largo movements, i.e. stay out of movement #2 in both Concertos) Kissin's youthful enthusiam brings interesting color that deserves a listen. This is a must own recording...if for no other reason than to stare at the little boy so obviously in command of the piano on the jacket cover and gasp in amazement.
Kissin's Phat Submitted on: 2001-06-27
I ain't never heard beats like this. Evgeny Kissin ain't afraid to tell da 'hole world how it be. If you don't already have this phat disc in yo' collection you betta get to steppin' cause these beats are representin'.
![Evgeny Kissin Plays Schubert, Brahms, Bach, Liszt, Gluck [DVD Video]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51mhnF-OmVL._SL160_.jpg)
A truly legendary- historical performance/ recording!
A remarkable recording