Piano concertos 1 & 2

"The Macedonian pianist doesn't go in for dark introspection - slow themes tend to be inquisitive rather than outright melancholy - and makes an exception to the rule that all Prokofiev should be laced with sarcasm and subversion. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra sounds seriously good under Vasily Petrenko".

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"Trpčeski's approach here is a winning combination of the muscular and the lyrical, finding moments of great beauty in the barnstorming first concerto and knocking the socks off bravura passages int the third ... He is matched by playing of tremendous panache and virtuosity from Petrenko's players ... The overture makes a delightful, if hardly generous, makeweight".

"Ohne aber neue Perspektiven aufreissen zu können: Trpceski bewältigt die erheblichen Anforderungen des Klavierparts hochrangig mit schlanker Perfektion, das Orchester ist ebenfalls untadelig".

"Simon Trpčeski and Vasily Petrenko work exceptionally well together in delivering musically insightful and rhythmically dynamic performances. The same virtues are present in this compelling Prokofiev programme, in particular the vivid sense of interaction between soloist and orchestra which is so essential in these effervescent works ... This is a promising first disc in what presumably will be a complete Prokofiev Piano Concerto series".