Notes and Editorial Reviews
Very much an artist of the twenty-first century, Ukranian-born Lisitsa secured a vast global audience purely through social media. She quickly became one of the most viewed pianists on YouTube with over fifty million visitors to her videos.
Lisitsa made her Decca debut with Live at the Royal Albert Hall, released in July 2012 on CD and DVD. The live streaming of the recital attracted an incredible 100,000 views within a week.
Signed to Decca Classics in the spring of 2012, Lisitsa has recorded all four Rachmaninov piano concertos and the Paganini Rhapsody with the London Symphony Orchestra and Michael Francis.
Lisitsa describes the recording as "arguably the most ambitious piano-orchestra
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project a pianist can undertake in a lifetime. The sheer variety of emotions and styles touched upon is encyclopedic."
"It soon became clear Lisitsa is a serious artist. She'd chosen a hugely taxing program, book-ended with two Liszt showpieces. She played these with urgent intensity and a feeling for their sudden moments of pathos, which lifted them out of their showpiece status." -- The Daily Telegraph
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Works on This Recording
1.
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Valentina Lisitsa (Piano)
Conductor:
Michael Francis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1934; USA
2.
Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Valentina Lisitsa (Piano)
Conductor:
Michael Francis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1926/1941; USA
3.
Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Valentina Lisitsa (Piano)
Conductor:
Michael Francis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1909; Russia
4.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Valentina Lisitsa (Piano)
Conductor:
Michael Francis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Russia
5.
Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Valentina Lisitsa (Piano)
Conductor:
Michael Francis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1891/1917; Russia
Customer Reviews
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( 2 Customer Reviews )
Fantastic recording May 1, 2013
By Jerry G. (Denver, CO) See All My Reviews
"Fantastic is the only way to describe this set. I have other recordings of the same, but nothing comes close to this. I would say if others have multiple copies also buy this and then you'll have the best one."
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Valentina's Rachmaninov April 28, 2013
By Charles B. (Denver, CO) See All My Reviews
"I have heard many versions of these piano concertos and this is by far my favorite of all time. Valentina Lisitsa is one of the best I've ever heard. You can almost "see" her technique and style by just listening. I will enjoy this recording for many years."
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