{"product_id":"683520","title":"Stephen Hough City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Lawrence Foster - Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 \u0026 2 etc. (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 17) [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis disc brings together, for the first time to our knowledge, all of Mendelssohn's published works for piano and orchestra.\\r\u003cbr\u003eMendelssohn was regarded as one of the foremost pianists of his day, Clara Schumann describing him as 'the dearest pianist of all'. While his works for the instrument are by no means as numerous as those of, say, Liszt or Chopin, they are models of the nineteenth-century genre and filled with melodious charm.\\r\u003cbr\u003eThe First Concerto is actually the earliest work on this disc, despite its opus number, and is the work that Liszt sight-read from a scribbled score to an astonished Mendelssohn when the two composers met in Paris. The Second Concerto saw its premiere\\u2014 appropriately enough given the orchestra performing on this disc\\u2014in Birmingham during the festival of 1837. The remaining three works find Mendelssohn in light-hearted mood, showing off his knack for melody and unaffected charm to the full.\u003cp\u003eCapriccio Brillant In B Minor, Op. 22\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiano Concerto No 1 In G Minor Op. 25: I. Molto Allegro con fuoco\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiano Concerto No 1 In G Minor Op. 25: II. Andante\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiano Concerto No 1 In G Minor Op. 25: III. Presto -- Molto Allegro e vivace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRondo Brillant In E Flat Major Op. 29\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiano Concerto No 2 In D Minor Op. 40: I. Allegro appassionato\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiano Concerto No 2 In D Minor Op. 40: II. Adagio: Molto sostenuto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiano Concerto No 2 In D Minor Op. 40: Finale: Presto scherzando\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSerenade And Allegro Giocoso In B Minor Op 43\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55351460921729,"sku":"683520","price":12.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/41DiZXZ3YtL._SL1500.jpg?v=1771503979","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/683520","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}