{"product_id":"2533479","title":"Stephen Hough Hallé Orchestra Sir Mark Elder - Hough: Piano Concerto, Sonatina \u0026 Partita [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003ePolymath Sir Stephen Hough has a growing reputation as a composer of chamber, choral and above all solo piano music with four sonatas and a constellation of dazzling arrangements to his name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis album presents the premiere recording of his first piano concerto, recorded by the pianist with The Halle under Sir Mark Elder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts subtitle 'The world of yesterday' deliberately places the work in a broader context of the pianist-virtuosi of yesteryear who composed and performed their own piano concertos as they toured the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFederico Mompou: Musica callada (CDA68362):\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hough is the ideal guide......his performance is one of perfectly judged understatement.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBBC Music Magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranz Schubert: Piano Sonatas (CDA68370):\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What a joy it is to bask in Stephen Hought's musicianship.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eGramophone Editor's Choice: 'The soloist rarely rests after the orchestral introduction, and the piano-writing is dazzlingly intricate, often contrapuntal and rarely merely decorative. […] In all three works, the richness of Hough's ideas and their working out handsomely repays repeated listening.'\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e'this concerto proves not only an ideal vehicle for Hough's protean pianism (not to mention exemplary support from Mark Elder and the Hallé), but a challenging yet entertaining proposition for other pianists.' – International Piano\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e'a sophisticated, entertaining Piano Concerto that avoids pastiche yet cleverly evokes lost musical words. […] It all leads to an exhilarating finale, a tarantella appassionata which sends the strings soaring, the woodwind fluttering, the piano into Rachmaninov territory – and males the world of yesterday sound like a riot. It's great fun.' – BBC Music Magazine (5 stars)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54170822607233,"sku":"2533479","price":12.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/81ivpUY5-5L.jpg?v=1742986878","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2533479","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}