Ronald Turini plays Rachmaninoff Third Piano Concerto live in 1968

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A 1968 concert performance of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto given by Canadian pianist Ronald Turini, with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducted by Otto Werner-Muller.
Turini studied with Yvonne Hubert in Montreal and then honed his craft with Vladimir Horowitz, who considered him a significant talent - but the legendary pianist noted that the young Canadian lacked the fire and drive to make a major career. After several years of touring (including the USSR in the midst of the Cold War), Turini settled in London, Ontario in the 1970s, where he taught for at Western University until 2008.
This elusive performance - once pressed on a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation transcription disc that was not for sale to the public - finds the pianist in very fine form, playing with extraordinary clarity of texture and attentive voicing. Rapid passagework is despatched with apparent ease, with masterful highlighting of key motifs and voices that are often overlooked by pianists who emphasize the virtuosic aspects of these passages (his left hand voicing is incredible). Turini's timing is impeccable as well, with phrases beautifully stretched to just the right degree to draw out emotion without any exaggeration, his timing and dynamic gradations seamlessly synchronized.
Many thanks to Scott Colebank for providing the recording and to Francis Crociata for assisting with the digital transfer.

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@musicmasterplayer4532

This is a priceless document of a great performer. Turini played this concerto to wild acclaim in 1962 with the Leningrad Philharmonic (the top Soviet orchestra), with the Philharmonia Orchestra in Britain in 1966, at Lincoln Center with the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington D.C. in 1968. Turini played the Tchaikovsky 1 concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1975 with Leonard Slatkin conducting...but none of these performances were recorded or released by RCA. Turini and Malcolm Frager (who won the 1960 Queen Elisabeth competition) were both signed to RCA recording contracts, but RCA did not make concerto recordings with either (apart from the Prokofiev 2 with Frager). RCA did not want to make anything which would compete with their own Cliburn recordings. Turini and Frager were poorly served by RCA, which I think impeded their careers. These two great pianists were effectively prevented from making concerto recordings, which they surely deserved to make. In retrospect, Turini might have been better served by signing with London/Decca or some other British label.

@alanbash2921 2 жыл бұрын

THIS IS THE Greatest Recording Of Rachmaninoff 3 after Horowitz, and of course the Composer himself.....Turini is Electrifying and Musically Light Years ahead of the Current Generation Of Pianists. MAKE SURE TO HEAR THIS PERFORMANCE....YOU WILL FLIP.....HE WAS HOROWITZ’S FAVORITE STUDENT.....after hearing this Performance you will know why.

@1922peter 2 жыл бұрын

A great antidote to those performances that drag out dreamily over every lovely moment. Definitely in the Kapell and Horowitz line to my ears. The prominence given to the piano certainly shows off the tremendous fingering and passagework. Thanks for mining this treasure!

@albertofiabane4746 2 жыл бұрын

Marvelous playing, moving without mannerism. A great artist!

@lenekretzsch6565 2 жыл бұрын

Remarkable performance by an artist I'd never heard of before. I generally find this concerto diffuse and rather dull despite all the fireworks but this performance kept me engaged throughout and I was ready to throw my hat in the air at the end. Thanks so much for posting this!

@michelangelomulieri5134 2 жыл бұрын

I find it very close to the Rachmaninoff recording. More vivid but with close attention to details and timbric nuances. The whole score is read with a high degree of profundity and thoughtfulness.

@desabends8382 2 жыл бұрын

I am awestruck by this impassioned performance. Absolutely phenomenal!

@ronl7131 Жыл бұрын

Wow…strong Rachmaninov

@musicmasterplayer4532 2 жыл бұрын

This now takes over the top of my list of the great performances of this concerto, and there are many fine ones. Turini taught at my music school at Western University, I only met him once, a very friendly and joyful musician. His collaborations with fellow faculty members Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi and Steven Staryk are worthy of renewal on CD, although the Beethoven Cello Sonatas with Tsutsumi are still available on Sony/CBS. One of the great pianists, and the favorite student of Horowitz. Thank you for this revelatory interpretation.

@LorenzoRoccoNaturallyPiano 2 жыл бұрын

A sublime interpretation of one of Rach's best piano concerto. Such a clarity of sound!

@MattCooperKay 2 жыл бұрын

It's refreshing to hear a recording that promotes the piano above the orchestra. So many great performances out there that make it hard to actually hear how detailed the piano is in this piece.