Shostakovich
Concerto No.1 in C minor op.35 for Piano, Trumpet & StringsCSP
Concerto No.2 in F major op.102 for Piano

Ustvolskaya
Concerto for Piano, Timpani & Strings

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)

Ingrid Jacoby (piano)
CSPCrispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)

Recorded at Watford Town Hall
21-23 January 2002

�Miss Jacoby has the chops for Shostakovich's neurotic, hyperactive, sometimes eccentric mood changes. Maestro Mackerras, with his dual affinities for Mozart and Janaček finds a perfect mating of both in Shostakovich's orchestration. The music-making here is expressive where it should be, light, quick, and playful where called for, and always cleanly balanced on a keen razor's edge. The piano tone has a pleasant body and heft appropriate to the music, properly matching the orchestra's firm, solid tone.�
Lawrence Hansen, American Record Guide, July 2003

SACD VERSION - CDSA 4804