No comments yet ... well ... Ashkenazy is one of the rare pianists who became famous conductors. Don't ask me what i think about his conducting. I could give comments on his early years as a pianist, very positive and enthusiastic comments, indeed.
But I was very very disappointed how, as conductor, he massacred several compositions, and even the pianists he conducted.
@sstuddert Rachmaninov 4th with Alexander Ghindin, Helsinki Philarmonic, while he himself played this concerto wonderfully many years ago under Bernard Haitink. However, he's strong at bringing out novel works where he can play and conduct at the same time, such as Rautavaara's Piano Concerto (1998) and Autumn Gardens (1999). He interviewed the composer as well which is published on the CD, a very good recording.
Have you heard his Shostakovitch's symphonies? Prokoviev's Romeo & Juliet? Sibelius' symphonies? Scriabin's final mystery (Nemtin)? The list goes on!
Not saying that everything he conducts corresponds to my liking, but he is often cited as one of the best conductors by the musicians of the orchestras he conducts themselves!
Vladimir looks like Ron Paul
AUgustusDeLaVega 4 months ago
Can someone please post the title of the pieces he's conducting? Thank you VERY much.
pauldomineske 7 months ago
@pauldomineske It's the Scherzo from Schumann's Symphony No. 2. Enjoy!
PhilharmoniaLondon 7 months ago
He is amazing!
charlesprinceofswing 1 year ago
No comments yet ... well ... Ashkenazy is one of the rare pianists who became famous conductors. Don't ask me what i think about his conducting. I could give comments on his early years as a pianist, very positive and enthusiastic comments, indeed.
But I was very very disappointed how, as conductor, he massacred several compositions, and even the pianists he conducted.
ipublica 2 years ago
@ipublica which compositions?
sstuddert 1 year ago
@sstuddert Rachmaninov 4th with Alexander Ghindin, Helsinki Philarmonic, while he himself played this concerto wonderfully many years ago under Bernard Haitink. However, he's strong at bringing out novel works where he can play and conduct at the same time, such as Rautavaara's Piano Concerto (1998) and Autumn Gardens (1999). He interviewed the composer as well which is published on the CD, a very good recording.
ipublica 1 year ago
@ipublica ????
Have you heard his Shostakovitch's symphonies? Prokoviev's Romeo & Juliet? Sibelius' symphonies? Scriabin's final mystery (Nemtin)? The list goes on!
Not saying that everything he conducts corresponds to my liking, but he is often cited as one of the best conductors by the musicians of the orchestras he conducts themselves!
mimolechien 1 year ago