Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Piano Sonata No. 1

During his long mandate as principal conductor of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (26 years!), Kurt Masur specialized in the great Romantic repertoire and surrounded himself with the best soloists. Tchaikovsky’s concerto was a favorite of Masur and Elisabeth Leonskaja, who would record it together again a few years later with the New York Philharmonic. It is coupled with his Grand Sonata.