[Chickensoup]

Tchaikovsky piano concerto number six played by VanCliburn is perfect music

[MomofMarine]

Oh yes! He was my teen idol after winning the Tchaikovsky Competition. Saw him in concert first when I was in junior high, then in high school, I actually met him. What a thrill! Had all his albums (33 1/3) and listened to him constantly. He will be missed.

[Publius]

There are only 2 complete piano concertos by Tchaikovsky, and one incomplete one. Cliburn made his mark with #1.

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto #1 in B-flat minor (Cliburn's 1958 recording with Kondrashin conducting a pickup orchestra of New York musicians)