Originally posted by Conchis
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On the infrequent occasions the Rach PC #4 comes up it usually self-explains the rarity of its performances relative to #2 or #3. However, in Trifonov's hands, well... Perhaps that is one way to describe what it is that distinguishes a few such performers - the ability to captivate with works usually perceived as not quite the finest. The Prokofiev was predictably blistering from the RLPO/Petrenko team too.
Rather surprising to see a relatively sparsely populated Symphony Hall with Trifonov on the bill - no such problems in Liverpool. I get the impression he could programme an evening of Slovenian stoat-herding music with his favourite nose flute and bodhran collaborators and it would sell out immediately in London, but such are the vagaries of these things...
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