Beautifully delineated lyrical playing by LB. I would not be disappointed had Scriabin continued to compose in this style. A balm to my nervous system.
Glad you liked it. The great collector Ernst Lumpe recorded the broadcast and sent me a copy. Later we heard that Lazar Berman himself wanted to hear the recording. I have a letter from Berman thanking for sending the cd-r. ”Thank you for remembering me” were his last touching words in that letter. A year later he passed away.
This is the best performance of Scriabin,s piano concerto.I have listened Lazar Berman in 70-80 years.Rashmaninov the second piano concerto.Bethoven,Brams,List also.
Berman was indeed an incredible pianist. This piece is not performed often enough in my opinion. This recording may have been unissued, but I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a better one. So glad we can hear it now!
Berman The second-hardest hitter of The piano! Mikhail Pletnev The hardest hitter of The keyboard ( Prokoviev piano concerto no 1) Berman was The over-rated! The greatest pianists of All Time Are really Artur Rubinstein Grigory Sokolov Emil Gilels Radu Lupu Mikhail Pletnev Sviatoslav Richter Maurizio Pollini Vladimir Ashkenazy Alexei Lubimov Stanislav Igolinsky Solomon Cutner Maria Grinberg Natalia Trull
