Rafal Blechacz - Piano Concertos
Rafal Blechacz, Dresdner Philharmonie, Kent Nagano
- Label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Catalogue number
- 4868941
- EAN / barcode
- 0028948689408
- Release date
- 14 August 2026
- Format
- Digital
Genres:
classical
concerto
More info
Rafal Blechacz, winner of the International Chopin Competition in 2005, is expanding his acclaimed discography at Deutsche Grammophon with an album devoted entirely to the key of C minor – a sonic world that the pianist describes as "full of depth, darkness, drama and power". On "Piano Concertos" he performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor KV 491 and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor op. 37, accompanied by the Dresdner Philharmonie under the direction of Kent Nagano. The programme is supplemented with Beethoven's 32 Variations in C minor WoO 80 for solo piano. The recordings were made at the Kulturpalast in Dresden and show the close artistic bond between Blechacz and Nagano, which has existed since their first joint performance in 2013. Both recordings capture the connection between soloist and conductor: "Power, focus and concentration – combined with refinement and elegance – are the qualities and values that I feel particularly strongly in my collaboration with maestro Nagano", says Blechacz. "I recognize them in these two magnificent concertos equally … Perhaps that is why [our interpretations] have unfolded so naturally, harmoniously and inspiringly!"
Tracklist
- 01 1) I. Allegro maestoso Audio Player 08:18
- 02 II. Romance. Andante cantabile Audio Player 04:25
- 03 III. Rondo. Allegro vivace Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major, K. 447 Audio Player 03:51
- 04 I. Allegro Audio Player 07:03
- 05 II. Romance. Larghetto Audio Player 04:17
- 06 III. Allegro Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, K. 417 Audio Player 03:40
- 07 I. Allegro maestoso Audio Player 06:04
- 08 II. Andante Audio Player 03:20
- 09 III. Rondo. Più allegro Horn Concerto No. 1 in D Major, K. 386b (K. 412 & 514) Audio Player 03:37
- 10 I. Allegro, K. 412 Audio Player 04:48
- 11 II. Rondo. Allegro, K. 514 03:39
Source: MusicBrainz
