Title: Ugh!
Product review: If you're into hidebound interpretations coupled with a large dose of lethargy (poorly) camouflaged as "profound meaning," this is the recording for you.But you don't really want that, do you? So avoid this CD at all costs.This recording's outclassed just about everywhere -- even by ones that are priced significantly lower than Hyperion's premium import cost. In Concerto #1, you can do much better with Eugene List or Stephen Prutsman. In Concerto #2, there are many more readings to choose from, and you can pick any number of them and do better than this. Earl Wild is about as good as it gets in this score.I love conductor Martyn Brabbins' musicianship, but even he can't rescue this pitiful enterprise -- a rare dud in Hyperion's otherwise exemplary Romantic Piano Concerto series.
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