Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 (Van Cliburn 1958 recording)

The Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 was the first recording of Van Cliburn in 1958 for RCA Victor. It won Cliburn a Grammy Award and was the first classical recording to go platinum, that is to sell more than a million copies.I Forgot To Remember To Forget Norman Johnson - 2012 "His first recording, the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto Number One became the first classical recording to go platinum and eventually triple platinum. In 1958 this recording brought him a Grammy. This was followed by a long string of classical hits "Lorenzo F. Candelaria, Daniel Kingman American Music: A Panorama 2011 p 268 "Van Cliburn's recording of Tchaikovsky's first piano concerto (on the RCA label) would become the first classical recording to sell more than a million copies, and in 1962 the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, held every four years in ..." The RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra was conducted by Kirill Kondrashin who at Cliburn's request had been given permission to leave the Soviet Union.

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