Stephen Hough City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Lawrence Foster - Sauer & Scharwenka: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 11) [CD]

Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.All items shipped within 3 working days of payment.Scharwenka was one of the most beloved of musical figures during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His Concerto No 4 in F minor, written in 1908, was greeted at its premiere with astonishing enthusiasm from an audience u2018which may, without exaggeration, be said to have included almost every pianist u2013 virtuoso, teacher and student u2013 in Berlinu2019. Two years later Scharwenka was to give his first performance of the work at a concert in New York. The conductor was Gustav Mahler. Emil Von Saueru2019s compositions have suffered from an even greater neglect, wholly unjustifiable, than Scharwenkau2019s. The E minor Concerto had already gone through eight printings by 1908 when he performed it in Chicago: u201cIt was no matter for astonishment that when the pianist-composer had brought the work to its conclusion a storm of genuine enthusiasm should seep the house from gallery to floor u2026 Mr Sauer represents a school of piano-playing that has all but vanished. The pianists who are now moulding the taste of the public are, one and all, engaged in the questionable task of reproducing with their instruments effects that are orchestral u2026 but in the meantime we are in danger of forgetting the joys of pure pianism. To such joys Mr Sauer has awakened us.u201d Two first recordings, played by one of the greatest virtuoso pianists today.

Piano Concerto No.4 In F Minor, Op.82: Allegro Patetico

Piano Concerto No.4 In F Minor, Op.82: Intermezzo. Allegretto Molto Tranquillo

Piano Concerto No.4 In F Minor, Op.82: Lento, Mesto

Piano Concerto No.4 In F Minor, Op.82: Allegro Con Fuoco

Piano Concerto No.1 In E Minor: Allegro Patetico

Piano Concerto No.1 In E Minor: Scherzo. Molto Vivace - Andante Con Moto, Quasi Allegretto - Tempo

Piano Concerto No.1 In E Minor: Cavatina. Larghetto Amoroso

Piano Concerto No.1 In E Minor: Rondo. Tempo Giusto

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