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Title: Good performance, but where's the excitement?!?
Review: I disagree with most of the other people who have commented on this recording. I own 4 recordings of this war-horse, and I consider this to be the worst. Sure, he plays it flawlessly and it IS technically perfect...but it lacks the emotion and excitment that can be found in recordings by Ashkenazy(1963), Argerich, and Leif Ove Andsnes(sp). In fact, I enjoy the encores more than the performance of the Rach3 on this cd. Kissin is a great pianist, but I am more convinced by his performances of Prokofiev and Chopin than I am of his Rachmaninoff. If you're looking for a good performance of this concerto, check out the Reissued/remastered performance by Ashkenazy from 1963(on the London/Decca label). It also contains a very passionate, moving performance of the Rachmaninoff 2nd concerto on it. But I think the ultimate Rach3 is definately Martha Argerich's. But if you prefer a dry, unmoving performance, this Kissin recording may be the one for you.
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