Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major

This page lists all recordings of Piano Concerto in G major, by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) on CD & DVD. Generally, more recent CDs and DVDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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Prokofiev & Ravel - Piano Concertos

Prokofiev:	Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Ravel:	Piano Concerto in G major

Yundi Li (piano)

Berliner Philharmoniker, Seiji Ozawa

“Yundi Li doesn’t stint on the clatter and madcap preening [in the Prokofiev], yet the performance still leans toward the emollient. Put that down partly to the Deutsche Grammophon recording’s round, resonant ambience and the gleam of the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Seiji Ozawa. Brighter pleasures are offered by...Ravel’s [concerto] in G major, a real blaze of sunshine. Much of the delight here is orchestral; the way Ozawa juggles Ravel’s shifting textures in the first movement is masterly...The adagio is where Yundi Li shines the most, tenderly probing his solo, supplying glancing rubato.” The Times, 18th April 2008

“And this is Ravel a performance that bristles both on the keyboard and in a series of fabulous orchestral solos… a lurid delight.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2008 *****

“Yundi Li's performance of the Prokofiev, in its prodigious, unflagging power and brilliance, far surpasses any other in the catalogue. He is no less attuned to Ravel's charm and vivacity, to music seen through a glass brightly rather than darkly.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2008

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Editor's Choice - May 2008

DG - 4776593

(CD)

$16.99

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Leonard Bernstein soloist & conductor

Live Recordings 1957 & 1946

Ravel:

Piano Concerto in G major

Philharmonia Orchestra

Schubert:

Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great'

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Leonard Bernstein (piano and conductor)

Leonard Bernstein was one of the most genuine, imaginative and exuberant music spirits of the 20th-century America. As a conductor he could also show great analytical subtlety and was able to blend his extrovert nature with a sensitivity that allowed him to capture the essence of every score. In addition to his activity as a conductor, he was also an indefatigable composer, critic, pianist and promoter, thanks to his ease and spontaneity and his extraordinary ability to convey emotions. The Ninth Symphony by Schubert in this CD clearly reveals Bernstein’s unique temperament. Ravel’s Concerto in G finally highlights the character of Bernstein the pianist; an artist capable of tackling the enormous difficulties of this page with a smile on his lips.

Dynamic IDIS Historical - IDI6538

(CD)

$10.99

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