Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 50 (Medtner)
from Medtner & Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos (CDA68145)
1 Toccata: Allegro risoluto [18'41]
2 Romanza: Andante con moto – [8'37]
3 Divertimento: Allegro risoluto e molto vivace [11'40]
38 minutes 58 seconds 3 tracks
‘There is a palpable and invigorating rapport between Hamelin and Jurowski … few can illuminate or clarify complex textures quite as well as Marc-André Hamelin’ (Gramophone)
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