 | from Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos (CDA67711/2) 1 Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito [19'10] 32 minutes 11 seconds 3 tracks2 Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Andantino semplice [6'19] 3 Allegro con fuoco – Molto meno mosso – Allegro vivo [6'42] ‘Hough plays with a brilliance that conveys delicacy of feeling as well as virtuosity and power’ (The Mail on Sunday) ‘The electrifying pace Hough injects into the codas of No 1 and the Concert Fantasia are suitably exciting, though these are nothing compared to the tumultuous final pages of No 2 (a tremendous perfor ... ‘Anyone who heard Stephen Hough's barnstorming performances of all the Tchaikovsky piano concertos at last year's Proms will want to own these CDs … Osmo Vänskä's suave direction of the Minnesota ... |