BBC Scottish Sym. Archive
BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 2; Konzerstueck; In Memorium; Adagio appassionato – BBC Scottish Sym./Martyn Brabbins – Hyperion
Max Bruch occupies Vol. 21 of The Romantic Violin Concerto, and with just cause. BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 2 in d, Op. 44; Konzertstueck in f-sharp, Op. 84; In Memoriam in c-sharp, Op. 65; Adagio appassionato in f, Op. 57 – Jack Liebeck, v./ BBC Scottish Sym. Orch./ Martyn Brabbins – Hyperion CDA 68055, 68:21 (1/6/17) [Distr. by PIAS] ****: Jack Liebeck’s recording (10-11 Dec. 2014) extends Hyperion’s The Romantic Violin Concerto series (as Volume 21), here with Max Bruch’s 1877 Second Concerto, a work known to us primarily through the efforts of Jascha Heifetz and Itzhak Perlman. The inspirational force for this alternately lyrical and stentorian piece, Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908), had worked with Bruch at the Frankfurt and Wiesbaden premieres of the g minor Concerto. The opening movement, in sonata form, casts two opposing ideas after having begun with a mournful Adagio. Some elegant work in the French horns accompanies Liebeck’s suave arioso. His instrument, by the way, soars as only the “Ex-Wilhelmj” Guadagnini of 1785 can. The martial elements move heavily, processional in a tonal syntax similar to that of Mendelssohn. The second movement Recitativo: Allegro moderato might claim Louis Spohr as its spiritual godfather, especially his […]
SAINT-SAENS: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; La muse et le poete; Allegro appassionato; Le cygne from Carnaval of the Animals – Natalie Clein, c./ Antje Weithaas, v./ Julia Lynch & Judith Keaney, pianos/BBC Scottish Sym. Orch./ Andrew Manze – Hyperion
Contemporary British cello virtuoso Natalie Clein traverses the music of Saint-Saens with easy aplomb and lyrical freshness.
BUSONI: Violin Concerto in D Major; Benedictus from Beethoven’s Missa solomnis; R. STRAUSS: Violin Concerto in D Minor – Tanja Becker-Bender, violin/ BBC Scottish Sym. Orch./ Garry Walker – Hyperion
German violin virtuoso Tanja Becker-Bender applies her considerable talents to relatively neglected concertos from late Romanticism.
“Le Piano Français” = RIVIER: Concerto Brève; CASADESUS: Capriccio Op. 49; WIENER: Concerto No. 1 “Franco Americain;” CASTEREDE: Piano Concerto – Timon Altwegg, p. – Guild“The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 60” = DUBOIS: Concerto-capriccioso in c; Piano Concerto No. 2 in f; Suite for piano and strings – Cédric Tiberghien, p. – Hyperion
Two CDs of seldom-heard French Piano Concertos.
“Le Piano Français” = RIVIER: Concerto Brève; CASADESUS: Capriccio Op. 49; WIENER: Concerto No. 1 “Franco Americain;” CASTEREDE: Piano Concerto – Timon Altwegg, p. – Guild“The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 60” = DUBOIS: Concerto-capriccioso in c; Piano Concerto No. 2 in f; Suite for piano and strings – Cédric Tiberghien, p. – Hyperion
Two CDs of seldom-heard French Piano Concertos.
HINDEMITH: Konzertmusik for Brass and Strings; Symphony ‘Mathis der Maler’; Symphonic Metamorphosis after Themes by Carl Maria von Weber – BBC Scottish Sym. Orch./ Martyn Robbins – Hyperion
Great new rendition of the “essential” Hindemith.
“The Romantic Piano Concerto – Vol. 59” = WŁADYSŁAW ŻELEŃSKI: Piano Concerto in E-flat Major; ALEKSANDER ZARZYCKI: Piano Concerto in A-flat Major; Grande Polonaise – Jonathan Plowright, p./ BBC Scottish Sym. Orch./ Łukasz Borowicz – Hyperion
The Zarzycki works are pleasant enough, but the Żeleński Concerto is the reason to acquire this disc, if you’re in the market for music by Polish classical composers.
STRAVINSKY: ‘Complete Music for Piano & Orchestra’ = Song of the Volga Boatmen; Concerto for piano and wind instruments; Capriccio for piano and orch.; Movements for piano and orch.; Concerto in D; Canon – Steven Osborne, piano/BBC Scottish Sym. Orch./Ilan Volkov – Hyperion
Stellar collection and a couple of surprises.
BRITTEN: Cello Symphony; Cello Sonata in C; Solo Cello Suites 1 – 3; Tema ‘Sacher’ – Alban Gerhardt, cello/ Steven Osborne, p./ BBC Scottish Sym. Orch./ Andrew Manze – Hyperion (2 CDs)
A terrific compilation of all the Britten Cello works all in one place.
ZELENSKI: Piano Concerto in E-flat Major; ZARZYCKI: Piano Concerto in A-flat Major; Grande Polonaise – Jonathan Plowright, p./ BBC Scottish Sym./ Lukasz Borowicz – Hyperion
Volume 59 of this series, “The Romantic Piano Concerto,” explores the Polish contribution to the bravura tradition.
SCHUMANN: Violin Concerto in D Minor; Phantasie for Violin and Orchestra in C Major, Op. 131; Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129 (arr. from Cello Con.) – Anthony Marwood, violin/ BBC Scottish Sym. Orch./ Douglas Boyd – Hyperion
If late Schumann exists as more a curiosity than a compulsion, these late violin works with Marwood may whet your interest, and they sound wonderful.
HAVERGAL BRIAN: Orchestral Music, Vol. Two – BBC Scottish Sym. Orch./ Garry Walker – Toccata Classics
Brian’s music is brilliantly orchestrated, tonal and excitingly different.
CHISHOLM: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 – Danny Driver, p./ BBC Scottish Sym. Orch./Rory MacDonald – Hyperion
An infusion of Scottish folk tunes and Hindustani music make these two twentieth century piano concertos attractive and different.
The Romantic Piano Concerto – Vol. 54 = COWEN: Concertstück; SOMERVELL: Normandy; Piano Con. in A Minor, “Highland” – Martin Roscoe, p./ BBC Scottish Sym. Orch./ Martyn Brabbins – Hyperion
One of the more enjoyable entries in Hyperion’s Romantic Piano Concerto series.
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