Following the critical success of Primakov in Concert, Vol. 1, Bridge is pleased to release a second compilation of the great Russia/American pianist's live recordings. Volume 2 adds four new composers to Primakov's discography, ranging broadly from J.S. Bach to Philip Glass. Of Vol. 1 (BRIDGE 9322) Calum McDonald in BBC Music Magazine writes: "In the last couple of years Bridge Records has released a stream of recordings of the young Russian virtuoso Vassily Primakov that have garnered well-deserved critical acclaim: he is a player of sterling quality, with a power of insight to equal his masterly technique. This well-chosen anthology is well up to standard, displaying not only keyboard brilliance but also deep understanding of the music in hand.....here is a stunning account of Schubert's Wanderer Fantasie...Rachmaninov's Second Piano Sonata is fluid and fiery: the playing reminds me of Horowitz. A superbly enjoyable disc highly recommended."
Reviews:
“Primakov’s robust, colorful, and imaginatively voiced readings of the six Op. 30 Mendelssohn Songs without Words uncover the passion and dynamic urgency behind the composer’s tidy classicism.” - ClassicsToday.com
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Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Book 2, Op. 30
J.S. Bach: Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque
Philip Glass: from The Hours: The Poet Acts; Morning Passages, Tearing Herself Away, The Hours.
BRIDGE 9350
Related Primakov discs:
9251, 9278, 9283, 9289, 9300, 9309, 9315, 9322, 9327, 9328A/B, 9339, 9351