Disc of the Month

“… in the most astonishingly detailed surround sound (as is typical of the company Chandos). Renowned pianist Xiayin Wang completes her trio of Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos recordings with Peter Oundjian and the RSNO with the lesser-recorded original version of No. 1 – and It’s an absolute winner, as is her reading of the Scriabin concerto.”

Performance ****      Recording *****

“… she [Wang] encompasses Tchaikovsky’s virtuoso writing with an arresting poetic impulse and thrilling depth of tone, captured imposingly by Chandos’s exemplary engineering and matched by deeply committed playing from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under its former music director Peter Oundijan…”

“… this is one of the freshest and most enjoyable accounts [Concerto No. 1] I have heard for a long time. In Xiayin Wang’s hands and supported superbly by the impressive Scottish players and their conductor, the concerto takes on the commendable brio and clarity… it is Scriabin’s Piano Concerto, providing a welcome and unusual coupling, that elevates the disc into the outstanding category. This is among the most deeply felt and warm-hearted accounts you will hear…”