In Reply to: I was also there posted by TGR on June 17, 2012 at 10:47:52:
That's exactly what I said to my wife when that performance ended. Funny!
Re piano concertos, I can understand your reaction to the Tchaikovsky more than I can to the Rachmaninoff. As a piano accompanist, I've played the orchestra part to both concertos on a second piano a number of times, and for me, the Rachmaninoff has a much more interesting orchestra part than the Tchaikovsky does. I don't deny that parts of both concertos are indeed "piano solo with orchestral accompaniment" - that's just the nature of a concerto (unless you want to go back to the Bach Concertos!), although it's true of some more than others. You must really detest the Chopin concertos! ;-)
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- "Sibelius was a great composer" - Chris from Lafayette 11:35:04 06/17/12 (4)
- piano concertos - TGR 21:15:03 06/17/12 (3)
- BTW, what did you think of the encore (Art Tatum's arrangement of Tea for Two)? [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 15:33:59 06/19/12 (2)
- Well..... - TGR 17:34:40 06/19/12 (1)
- RE: Well..... - Analog Scott 20:18:09 06/19/12 (0)