Yoel Levi – Alto CD https://altocd.com Classical Music and Nostalgia CDs Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:47:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Brahms Piano Concertos Nos.1 and 2* https://altocd.com/product/brahms-piano-concertos-nos-1-and-2/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:47:04 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52513 Martino Tirimo (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Sanferling
Yoel Levi*

Catalogue Number: ALC 1610
Number of Discs: 2CD
Date/Runtime: ADD, 55:14 plus DDD. 49:27 1974 - 1980
Barcode: 5055354416101

]]> “These present an even more formidable achievement …readings that are strong and positive as well as thoughtful … [No.1] “crisp, lifted rhythms and a raptness to compare with Barenboim and Arrau, hold one’s attention as a live performance would” [No.2] “That sense of spontaneity is similarly conveyed in the performance of the Second Concerto … formidable technique and warm, positive temperament …Tirimo is far from reticent as a soloist. He gives a commanding account” (both: Edward Greenfield / Gramophone & both 3 stars Penguin Guide) [2nd] “takes its place among three or four best versions of this much-recorded work” (High Fidelity, USA)

Disc 1: [55:14]
Brahms Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor Op.15
[1] Maestoso 25:14
[2] Adagio 16:26
[3] Rondo (allegro non troppo) 13:27
 
Recorded April 1980; Producer: Barry McCann; Engineer: Mike Clements
 
Disc 2: [49:30]
Brahms Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat Op.83*
[1] Allegro non troppo 18:08
[2] Allegro 8:48
[3] Andante 13:14
[4] Allegro grazioso 9:16
 
Recorded August 1974; Producer & Engineer: Brian Culverhouse
]]> Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op.43 https://altocd.com/product/rachmaninov-piano-concerto-no-2-in-c-minor-op-18-rhapsody-on-a-theme-of-paganini-op-43/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:47:04 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52515 Martino Tirimo (piano)
Philharomina Orchestra
Yoel Levi

Catalogue Number: ALC1447
Number of Discs: 1
Date/Runtime: Time: 58:05 DDD, 1982
Barcode: 5055354414473

]]> ‘A passionately committed performance … outstanding recommendation’ [BBC Radio]; ‘I enjoyed the whole sweep of his conception, his commanding pianism and complete sympathy with the music … I enjoyed both performances enormously … The recording has an overall sound that is full and rich’ [Gramophone] ‘this is the best recording of the Paganini Rhapsody I’ve ever heard’. [Fanfare, USA]

Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 [34:11]
[1] Moderato 10:47
[2] Adagio sostenuto 11:47
[3] Allegro scherzando 11:36
 
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op.43 [23:43]
[4] Introduction – Variation 1 – Theme – Variations 2-6 3:32
[5] Variations 7-11 4:34
[6] Variations 12-15 3:46
[7] Variations 16-18 6:21
[8] Variations 19-24 5:28
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