Third Piano Concerto

Concert Documents, Part One 'When listening to informal concert recordings that have fortunately survived the years of storage, it sometimes happens that one does not experience any time gap. Even in spite of tape wear and other insufficient audio aesthetics, surprisingly the music appears to be reviving, ready to be enjoyed like new. This applies in particular to the recordings found in Marietta Petkova’s archives. Being both a transcendent performer and a concert beast as well, she remarkably often accomplishes the impossible, by not only inciting a memorable live concert experience, but also by rendering imperishable audio content at the same time. Therefore it is an honor to introduce to you this first issue of the Concert Documents collection. Salvaged, restored and remastered from the vintage recording archives of Marietta Petkova.' - Leo de Klerk. Recorded live, March 29, 1993, during the 33rd March Music Days International Festival in Ruse, Bulgaria, on the occasion of Sergei Rachmaninov’s 120th birthday anniversary. Sponsored by Jos van Groeningen