Since 1894, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 has beenpublished and performed in a version containing numerousunauthorized posthumously added editorial alterations. This is the first recording using the new scholarly editionby the Tchaikovsky Archive and Museum in Moscow of thePiano Concerto's 1879 version - the version approved andconducted by Tchaikovsky until his last public appearancein 1893. Noted for his technique, intelligence and curiosity, pianistKirill Gerstein's has been spotlighted by the NY Times as"one of the most respected pianists of his generation."