Arensky: Piano Concerto, Fantasia / Yablonsky, Scherbakov, Russian PO

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
April 28, 2009
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ARENSKY, ANTON STEPANOVICH
    • PERFORMER
      Scherbakov, Yablonsky, Russian Po
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 28, 2009
    • UPC
      747313052677
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8570526
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro Maestoso

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    2. II. Andante con moto

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    3. III. Scherzo-Finale: Allegro molto

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    4. Ryabinin Fantasia on 2 Russian Folksongs, Op. 48

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    5. Pamyati Suvorova (To the Memory of Suvorov)

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    6. Symphonic Scherzo

      Composer: Anton Stepanovich Arensky

      Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky


Arensky’s early Piano Concerto in F minor is delightful, and astonishingly well put together for a student piece. The first movement in particular has such attractive thematic material that it never hangs fire, though it surely benefits from this propulsive and dynamic performance, with both Yablonsky and Sherbakov putting a full measure of romantic fire into their interpretation. The Fantasia on Russian Folk Songs is more Tchaikovsky-like (the concerto is Chopin/Liszt with mellower scoring), while the other two works are attractive fluff. The engineering is the only minor disappointment—overly bright and somewhat studio-bound—but such is the interest of the piano and orchestra works in these passionate performances that it doesn’t preclude a recommendation.

-- David Hurwitz,ClassicsToday.com [4/2011]