Romantic Piano Concertos (FLAC)

Format: FLAC (image+cue)
Label: Brilliant Classics
Catalogue: 95300BR
Release: 2016
Size: 10.3 GB
Recovery: +3%
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CD 01
Cramer: Piano Concerto No. 5 in C minor, Op. 48
01. I. Allegro maestoso
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Rondo a l’hongroise

04. Czerny: Divertissement de Concert, Op. 204

Ries: Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, Op. 55
05. I. Allegro maestoso
06. II. Larghetto
07. III. Rondo: Allegretto

CD 02
Clementi: Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 33, No. 3
01. I. Allegro con spirito
02. II. Adagio e cantabile, con grande espressione
03. III. Presto

Field: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A flat major, H31
04. I. Allegro moderato
05. II. Poco adagio
06. III. Allegro moderato innocente

Hummel: Concertino in G major Op. 73
07. I. Allegro moderato
08. II. Andante grazioso
09. III. Rondo

CD 03
Moscheles: Piano Concerto No. 3 in G minor, Op. 58
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegro agitato

Hiller: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 69
04. I. Moderato, ma con energia e con fuoco
05. II. Andante expressivo
06. III. Finale: Allegro con fuoco

Litolff: Concerto Symphonique No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 45
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Scherzo
09. III. Andante
10. IV. Furioso

CD 04
Kalkbrenner: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op 61
01. I. Allegro maestoso
02. II. Adagio di molto
03. III. Rondo vivace

Hummel: Piano Concerto No. 4 in E major, Op. 110 ‘Les Adieux’
04. I. Allegro pomposo e spirituoso
05. II Andante con moto
06. III. Rondo: Allegro moderato ma con brio

CD 05
Weber: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, J. 98, Op. 11
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Presto

Weber: Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, J. 155, Op. 32
04. I. Allegro moderato
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Rondo: Presto

07. Weber: Konzertstück in F minor, Op. 79 for piano & orchestra
08. Volkmann: Konzertstück for piano and orchestra, Op. 42

CD 06
Henselt: Piano Concerto in F minor Op. 16
01. I. Allegro patetico
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Allegro agitato

04. Hiller: Konzertstück for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 113
05. Chopin: Allegro de Concert in A major Op. 46

CD 07
Moszkowski: Piano Concerto in E major, Op. 59
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Andante
03. III. Scherzo: Vivace
04. IV. Allegro deciso

Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 56
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Adagio
07. III. Allegro non troppo

CD 08
Raff: Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 185
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante quasi larghetto
03. III. Finale: Allegro

04. Mosonyi: Piano Concerto in E minor

Stavenhagen: Piano Concerto in B minor, Op. 4
05. I. Sehr energisch und lebhaft
06. II. Adagio
07. III. Erstes Zeitmass – Sehr leidenschaftlich

CD 09
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. post.
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto in A minor (for piano and strings), 1822
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo

CD 10
01. Liszt: Malédiction, S121 Op. 452
02. Albert: Piano Concerto No. 2 in E major, Op. 12

Schellendorff: Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 10
03. I. Allegro maestoso
04. II. Adagio ma non troppo
05. III. Allegro con fuoco

CD 11
01. Berwald: Piano Concerto in D major
02. Alkan: Concerto da Camera in C sharp minor Op. 10 No. 2
03. Schumann: Introduction & Allegro appassionato in G major, Op. 92
04. Raff: Frühlingsode, Op. 76
05. Liszt: Totentanz, S126 for piano & orchestra

CD 12
Mayr: Piano Concerto No.1 in C
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Andante grazioso
03. III. Rondo

Roussel: Piano Concerto in G Major, Op. 36
04. I. Allegro molto
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Allegro con spirito

Pierné: Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 12
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Scherzando
09. III. Final

CD 13
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 75
01. Allegro brillante
02. Andante
03. Finale: Allegro maestoso

Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasy, Op. 56
04. I. Quasi rondo: Andante mosso
05. II. Contrastes: Andante cantabile

CD 14
Sinding: Piano Concerto in D flat major, Op. 6
01. I. Allegro non troppo
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro non assai

Goetz: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op 18
04. I. Mäßig bewegt – II. Mäßig langsam
05. III. Langsam – IV. Lebhaft

CD 15
Reinecke: Piano Concerto No.1 in F sharp minor, Op. 72
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio, ma non troppo
03. III. Finale: Allegro con brio

04. Mendelssohn: Capriccio Brillant in B minor Op. 22

Rheinberger: Piano Concerto in A flat, Op. 94
05. I. Moderato
06. II. Adagio pathetico
07. III. Finale: Allegro energico

CD 16
Rubinstein: Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70
01. I. Moderato assai
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro

Thalberg: Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 5
04. I. Allegro maestoso
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Rondo: (Allegro)

CD 17
Medtner: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E minor, Op. 60 ‘Ballade’
01. I. Con moto, largamente
02. II. Interludium – III. Finale

Balakirev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat major
03. I. Allegro non troppo
04. II. Adagio – III. Allegro risoluto

05. Lyapunov: Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes, Op. 28

CD 18
Lalo: Piano Concerto in F minor
01. I. Lento – Allegro
02. II. Lento
03. III. Allegro

04. Glazunov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B major Op. 100

CD 19
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante con moto
03. III. Allegro con brio

Barber: Piano Concerto Op. 38
04. I. Allegro appassionato
05. II. Canzone: Moderato
06. III. Allegro molto

CD 20
MacDowell: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor Op. 23
01. I. Larghetto calmato
02. II. Presto giocoso
03. III. Largo – Molto allegro

Beach: Piano Concerto, Op. 45
04. I. Allegro moderato
05. II. Scherzo: Vivace
06. III. Largo
07. IV. Allegro con scioltezza

CD 21
Beethoven: Piano Concerto in E flat WoO4
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Rondo: Allegretto

04. Hummel: Rondeau ‘La Galante’ Op.120 for solo piano

Hummel: Piano Concerto in A minor Op.85
05. I. Allegro moderato
06. II. Larghetto – III. Rondo: Allegro moderato

CD 22
Arensky: Piano Concerto in F minor Op.2
01. I. Allegro maestoso
02. II. Andante con moto
03. III. Finale: Allegro molto

Paderewski: Piano Concerto in A minor Op.17
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Romanza: Andante
06. III. Finale: Allegro molto vivace

Liszt: Rhapsodie espagnole for piano and orchestra (arr. Busoni)
07. Folies d’Espagne –
08. Jota aragonesa –
09. Un poco meno allegro – Non troppo allegro

CD 23
01. Vogler: Variations on ‘Marlbrough s’en va t’en guerre’

Vogler: Double Concerto in A for violin, piano and strings
02. I. Allegro
03. II. Rondo: Allegro

Tomášek: Piano Concerto in C Op.18 No.1
04. I. Allegro con brio
05. II. Lento
06. III. Allegro

CD 24
Viotti: Piano Concerto in G minor
01. I. Allegro maestoso
02. II. Adagio non troppo
03. III. Rondo

Czerny: Piano Concerto in A minor Op.214
04. I. Allegro moderato
05. II. Adagio con moto, cantabile – III. Rondo: Allegro con anima

CD 25
Debussy: Fantaisie for piano and orchestra
01. I. Andante ma non troppo –
02. II. Lento e molto espressivo – Allegro molto

Françaix: Piano Concerto
03. I. Allegro
04. II. Andante
05. III. Scherzo
06. IV. Finale: Allegro

Dohnányi: 7 Variations on a Nursery Rhyme Op.25

CD 26
Albéniz: Piano Concerto No.1 in A minor Op.78 ‘Concierto fantástico’
01. I. Allegro ma non troppo
02. II. Rêverie et Scherzo: Andante – Presto
03. III. Allegro

04. Rubinstein: Konzertstück Op.113 for piano and orchestra

Camille Saint-Saëns 1835–1921
05. Africa Op.89

CD 27
Kozeluch: Piano Concerto in D
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Andantino

Platti: Piano Concerto No.1 in G
04. I. Allegro assai
05. II. Largo
06. III. Allegro assai

Kuhlau: Piano Concerto in C Op.7
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Adagio
09. III. Rondo: Allegro

CD 28
01. Franck: Symphonic Variations
02. Busoni: Konzertstück Op.31a

03. Tailleferre: Ballade
04. Mason: Prelude and Fugue Op.12 for piano and orchestra

CD 29
Hoffmeister: Piano Concerto in D Op.24
01. I. Allegro brioso
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegretto

Stamitz: Piano Concerto in F
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Andante moderato
06. III. Rondo: Allegro

Paisiello: Piano Concerto in C
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Largo
09. III. Rondo

CD 30
Field: Piano Concerto No.3 in E flat H32
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Nocturne No.2 in C minor H25: Moderato e molto espressivo
03. III. Rondo: Tempo di polacca

Field: Piano Concerto No.4 in E flat H28
04. I. Allegro moderato
05. II. Siciliano: Un pocio adagio
06. III. Rondo: Allegretto
Paolo Restani piano

CD 31
Field: Piano Concerto No.5 in C H39 ‘L’Incendie par l’orage’
01. I. Allegro [moderato]
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Rondo: Allegro

Field: Piano Concerto No.6 in C H49
04. I. Tempo di marcia: Allegro moderato
05. II. Larghetto
06. III. Rondo: Moderato

CD 32
Dvořák: Piano Concerto in G minor Op.33
01. I. Allegro agitato
02. II. Andante sostenuto
03. III. Finale: Allegro con fuoco

04. Schumann: Introduction and Concert-Allegro in D minor Op.134

CD 33
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No.1 in D Op.17
01. I. Andante – Allegro assai
02. II. Andante sostenuto quasi adagio
03. III. Allegro con fuoco

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor Op.22
04. I. Andante sostenuto
05. II. Allegro scherzando
06. III. Presto

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No.4 in C minor Op.44
07. I. Allegro moderato
08. II. Allegro vivace

CD 34
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No.3 in E flat Op.29
01. I. Moderato assai
02. II. Andante – III. Allegro non troppo

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No.5 in F Op.103 ‘Egyptian’
03. I. Allegro animato
04. II. Andante
05. III. Molto allegro

06. Saint-Saëns: Africa Op.89

CD 35
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.25
01. I. Molto allegro con fuoco
02. II. Andante
03. III. Presto – Molto allegro e vivace

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No.2 in D minor Op.40
04. I. Allegro appassionato
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Finale: Presto scherzando

07. Mendelssohn: Capriccio brillant in B minor Op.22 for piano and orchestra

CD 36
01. Chopin: Variations on ‘Là ci darem la mano’ in B flat Op.2
02. Chopin: Fantasy on Polish Airs in A Op.13
03. Chopin: Rondo à la krakowiak in F Op.14
04. Chopin: Andante spianato and Grande polonaise in E flat Op.22

CD 37
Casella: Scarlattiana Op.44 for piano and chamber orchestra
Divertimento on the music of Domenico Scarlatti
01. I. Sinfonia: Lento, grave – Allegro molto vivace
02. II. Minuetto: Allegretto ben moderato e grazioso
03. III. Capriccio: Allegro vivacissimo ed impetuoso
04. IV. Pastorale: Andantino dolcemente mosso
05. V. Finale: Lento molto e grave – Presto vivacissimo

Casella: Triple Concerto Op.56* for piano, violin, cello and orchestra
06. I. Largo, ampio, solenne – Allegro molto vivace
07. II. Adagio non troppo, alquanto solenne e assai tranquillo
08. III. Rondò, tempo di giga: Allegro vivace ma non troppo
09. A notte alta (transcr. Casella from Op.30)

CD 38
Beethoven: Piano Concerto in D Op.61a
01. I. Allegro ma non troppo
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Rondo: Allegro

04. Beethoven: Rondo in B flat WoO6 for piano and orchestra

CD 39
Reger: Piano Concerto Op.114
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Largo con gran espressione
03. III. Allegretto con spirito

CD 40
Respighi: Toccata
01. I. Grave
02. II. Andante lento
03. III. Allegro vivo

Respighi: Concerto in modo misolidio
04. I. Moderato
05. II. Lento
06. III. Passacaglia

Why is it that, when asked to name the most magnificent piano concertos of the Romantic age, only a select few spring to mind? And while these may have been recorded numerous times, why do we allow other concertos of the period to languish in obscurity?

This exciting new release aims to shine a light on those other pieces from the period, which deserve to be better known. It takes in over 60 composers and runs the full gamut of the age we now call ‘Romantic’ – from the initial stirrings of Romanticism in the works of Clementi and Stamitz, through the early adopters such as Field and Hummel, to the passionate virtuosity of Liszt, Saint‐Saëns and Lalo, as well as those neo‐ Romantic composers who looked fondly back to the era, such as Samuel Barber.

Although some of the earliest composers on this boxset are essentially Classical, it is not difficult to detect qualities we now call ‘Romantic’ evident in the composers’ writing, as they leaned away from the restraint, symmetry and clarity of the Classical period. Among those on this release are Stamitz, Hoffmeister and Paisiello, who went on to influence some of the most important composers of the 18th and 19th centuries. These composers, born towards the end of the 18th century, were just beginning to benefit from new advances in the development of the piano; it would be up to their successors to exploit these fully. Born around the same time was John Field, an Irish composer, who was the forerunner of the Romantic period and is best known as the instigator of the nocturne. Five of his piano concertos feature on this release, revealing the composer’s foreign influences, as – having spent much of his life in Russia – he began to add local flair to his works, such as the balalaika.

Almost an exact contemporary of Field was Hummel, who taught Czerny, who went on to teach Liszt. Hummel – who himself had been taught by Mozart – was one of the greatest virtuosi of his time, and his A minor and B minor piano concertos were standard repertoire works of the early 19th century, studied by all the budding virtuosos of the period. The concept of a ‘virtuoso’ performer was a relatively new one, exemplified by Paganini and the attention he drew to the violin as a virtuosic instrument. The piano was not far behind, however, and this reached its climax with the rivalry between Liszt and Thalberg – two stupendous pianists, the same age, whose performance at a benefit in Paris was tantamount to a piano duel. Some of Liszt’s most fiendish works feature on this release, including his Malédiction for piano and strings, and Totentanz, famed for its shockingly percussive piano effects. Thalberg is not forgotten, with his Piano Concerto Op. 5 showcasing the composer and pianist’s penchant for virtuosity, even if it was written in his teens.

The release is rounded off by Romantic composers from further afield; some of the finest American composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries appear, including Daniel Mason – little known here but much admired during his lifetime – as well as Beach, Barber and Gershwin. Mason was a devotee of Brahms and fiercely opposed to modern developments in music, such as Impressionism. Amy Beach was more open to stylistic changes during her lifetime, while Barber – born in 1910 – loved to utilise the expressive tonality of the 19th century in his compositions, including in his 1962 Piano Concerto, on CD19 of this boxset.

The perfect starting point for exploring Romantic piano music. It features historic recordings of a truly excellent standard, including Felicja Blumental with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra under Helmuth Froschauer, the Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg with Pierre Cao accompanying French pianist Dosse, Boehm with the Westphalian Symphony Orchestra under Siegfried Landau, and Antal Doráti conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Ilse von Alpenheim.

Most of the recordings come from the rich and unique Vox catalogue, featuring such excellent pianists as Michael Ponti, Hans Kann, Martin Galling, Jerome Rose, Roland Keller and many more.