Arthur Rubinstein, New Symphony Orchestra – Chopin: Piano Concertos (2005) [SACD / RCA Red Seal – 82876-67902-2]
Title: Arthur Rubinstein, New Symphony Orchestra – Chopin: Piano Concertos (2005)
Genre: Classical
Format: MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC
This is absolutely the best recording of Frederic Chopin’s Piano Concertos! I heard many recordings of these familiar works (for example: Zimmermann, Polish Festival Orchestra, DG), but this recording beats my all old favorites. 1) The recording quality is excellent. Their were made in 1958 and 1961, but still sound is very clear. Unfortunately this isn’t five-channel hybrid recording, there is only three-channel engineering. Music comes only from both middle speakers and front speaker. 2) Rubinstein is brilliant pianist, maybe the greatest of all time! First Concerto sounds very effectively, and peaceful second movement is performed beautifully. Second Concerto is also outstanding, and fast finale is breathtaking! 3) The booklet and SACD are packaged nicely in a strong jewel case. This is excellent purchase for all classical music lovers! It is very good, that Living Stereo label publishes old masterful recordings on multi-channel SACD! Incredible! ~sa-cd.net