BaL 3.05.14/5.11.22- Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor

[visualnickmos]

Yes he did.
(x2!)

(x3!!!)

[Barbirollians]

I only caught the end of the BAL but no surprise about the winner - it is a sensational performance and always the first I take off the shelf if I want to hear the piece . A performance to convert sceptics I would say .

The lovely weather on a bank holiday weekend may explain the lack of responses !

[visualnickmos]

I have to say, I was very taken with Demidenko' s recording from what was played, and what the reviewer expressed.

I have Argerich's with Dutoit, which is excellent, so another of hers (however brilliant) would be too much indulgence, by far.

[BBMmk2]

Super performance!

Did it get a mention? I'll be buying the Ashkenazy and the Berman.

[Barbirollians]

Did it get a mention? I'll be buying the Ashkenazy and the Berman.

The Argerich was rightly described as the runaway winner in my opinion . I like the Berman but not a patch on Martha A in my opinion .

[Rolmill]

There's something rotten in the state of BaL - neither Bbm nor Bill Tong has been along to enquire about who won!?!

OK, I'll oblige instead: which Argerich version won? I have the Dutoit and Kondrashin, so no doubt the answer is Abbado

...and who is Bill Tong?

[BBMmk2]

The Argerich was rightly described as the runaway winner in my opinion . I like the Berman but not a patch on Martha A in my opinion .

Ah, I am glad MA did very well!!

[LeMartinPecheur]

OK, I'll oblige instead: which Argerich version won? I have the Dutoit and Kondrashin, so no doubt the answer is Abbado

Rm: you guessed right I didn't catch precisely why you'll have to discard your two, but no doubt others will oblige

[Barbirollians]

Rm: you guessed right I didn't catch precisely why you'll have to discard your two, but no doubt others will oblige

They are both excellent but the Abbado always strikes me as the perfect blend of the two approaches . As musical as the Dutoit and as exciting as the Kondrashin .

[Rolmill]

They are both excellent but the Abbado always strikes me as the perfect blend of the two approaches . As musical as the Dutoit and as exciting as the Kondrashin .

LMP and Barbirollians - thanks for the information...sounds like another imminent dent in the wallet!

[Pianorak]

I have to say, I was very taken with Demidenko' s recording from what was played, and what the reviewer expressed. . .

Excellent performance, now on helios together with Scriabin Piano concerto.

[Nick Armstrong]

...and who is Bill Tong?

From the jerky beef-biltong connection, I surmise ams's mate Beef Oven?

I listened with interest to the programme but don't get this piece. Hearing it live for the first time at the end of the month, too - so at least I shall understand it a little more having heard this BAL.

[Barbirollians]

From the jerky beef-biltong connection, I surmise ams's mate Beef Oven?

I listened with interest to the programme but don't get this piece. Hearing it live for the first time at the end of the month, too - so at least I shall understand it a little more having heard this BAL.

If you buy the Argerich/Abbado winner and still don't get the piece then probably time to give up - I should say the same about Ingrid Fliter's magnificent performance of the Chopin Piano Concerto No 2 .

[Pianorak]

Until I listened to the Argerich/Abbado yesterday I thought I had “got” that piece. Obviously not.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Until I listened to the Argerich/Abbado yesterday I thought I had “got” that piece. Obviously not.

As the BBC appears to be lacking in imagination, constantly repeating itself rather than seeking to improve, I’ve decided to follow suit and take the easy option. It’s only 8+ years since this work was reviewed on BaL, so I’ve no intention of compiling a duplicate list. However, if there are newer versions known to forumists, I’m happy to add them.

However, I would prefer the BBC to show a little - no, a lot more imagination.