Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3

The version of Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto was originally recorded live in January of 1978 and released about three weeks after the concert. By rushing the LP into stores, RCA was able to cash in on the publicity of Horowitz' golden jubilee, but the sound on the original release was very poor indeed. The piano was miked too closely, and the orchestra mix was very poor. The CD released in the mid-1980s was a great improvement over the LP, but the sonics were problematic there also. The piano was mixed down too severely and seemed to recede behind the orchestra in some passages. This new High Performance reissue is a vast improvement over both earlier versions. The balance problems have been solved, and both piano and orchestra have a much warmer, deeper sound. The dynamic range has been greatly opened up--the final timpani THWACK at the end of the Concerto is quite startling.

　　As for the performance, this remains my sentimental favorite--even though Horowitz was in better shape in the 1951 version with Reiner than he was in 1978. (He was 74 when this recording was made.) There is something about Horowitz' phrasing, his ability to vary the tempo without losing hold of the basic pulse, and his mixing of inner voices that seems so right. It is more than mere piano playing, it is the art of PERFORMANCE. Bringing the music to life is so much more than putting the right finger in the right place at the right time--and Horowitz was a master of this elusive art. The Rachmaninoff Third Concerto was undoubtedly the greatest piano concerto of the 20th century--and this is my desert island performance.

没有一个人敢说自己的拉三能超过霍洛维茨

上面有一张索尼的录音比这还好

霍老古稀之年演奏的 拉赫玛尼诺夫第三钢琴协奏曲，好一个老当益壮。虽然此时技术和精力已经跟不上，但巨大的感染力与强烈喷薄而出的情感犹为真挚感人，音乐性实为最佳。老年的霍老对音乐的理解与诠释已是炉火纯青！

每播放一次拉三，可怜的霍老就又要多铲十吨煤。减少拉三播放，珍惜钢琴家的体力，从我做起！（

小时候买过这张盘，头几次听“世界最难钢琴曲”还听不出什么味道，毕竟是第一次听拉赫，后来就入迷了，两年听了不下100遍，上课无聊的时候脑子里就回放这个曲子🌝

这力度这激情这音乐性这理解的深刻程度霍洛维茨第一当之无愧！

拉赫玛尼诺夫第三钢琴协奏曲这样难的曲子，霍洛维茨大师却能演奏的如此轻松，真是高！