Benedict / Macfarren - Piano Concertos
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Label: Hyperion - Romantic Piano Concertos
Cat No: CDA67720
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 29th June 2009
Contents
Works
Piano Concerto in C minor, op.45Piano Concerto in E flat major, op.89
Concertstuck in E minor
Artists
Howard Shelley (piano)Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Howard ShelleyWorks
Piano Concerto in C minor, op.45Piano Concerto in E flat major, op.89
Concertstuck in E minor
Artists
Howard Shelley (piano)Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Howard ShelleyAbout
Though born in Germany, Benedict settled in London in 1835, having already established a career as composer and pianist on the continent. He arrived in a city which had been the pianistic centre of Europe for the previous thirty years (though that role was shortly thereafter lost to Paris and the new generation of Romantic composers we remember today) and was soon performing his two concertinos in A flat and E flat, the latter work later being expanded into the E flat concerto recorded here.
The C minor concerto was to follow in 1850. Both works are very much in the tradition of Hummel, of whom Benedict was a pupil, and combine brilliant virtuosity with an easy lyricism.
The even-more-forgotten Walter Macfarren was the brother of better-known George, an early Principal of the Royal Academy of Music. Walter was for many years a piano professor there, his pupils including Matthay and Henry Wood. His music is very much in the style of Mendelssohn and his Concertstück proves to be a very attractive work which could easily pass as one by the greater master.
The brilliant Howard Shelley and his exuberant and stylish Australian players present these works in a recording that will surely achieve the same level of critical acclaim as their previous RPC releases.
First recordings.
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