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Question by : Best Prokofiev piano concerto no 2 cadenza?
This is one of the hardest cadenza (if not, the hardest) to play in the entire piano repertoire.
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Answer by Nick
I haven’t heard that piece by many different preformers, by my favorite cadenza is played by Yuja Wang.
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Chopin says
Great performances, but I must agree, Gutierrez’s cadenza is out of this world.
K C says
My own preference is for the performance by Michel Béroff from his recording with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZKGph7HWrY&t=04m59s ).
It’s hard to put into words exactly what I like so much about this one…somehow it just unites the whole cadenza and makes everything *make sense* somehow. Everything flows together, everything seems natural, nothing’s disjointed…
For a completely different take (one which I find fascinating in places but not really to my taste), check out Alexander Toradze’s take on the cadenza. Unfortunately only the second half is up on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjJQovEQSxM .
Davis says
Gutierrez
Gutierrez
Gutierrez
Without a doubt Gutierrez has the best cadenza ever played on record! Incredible playing – Crystal clear, perfect tempo, best recording I have ever heard!
(http://youtu.be/l_mDG2TRv5I)
( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_mDG2TRv5I )