Romantic Piano Concerto Archive
“The Romantic Piano Concerto – Vol. 61” = THEODORE DÖHLER: Piano Concerto; ALEXANDER DREYSCHOCK: Morceau de concert; Salut à Vienne: Rondo brilliant – Howard Shelley, piano and cond. / Tasmanian Sym. Orch. – Hyperion“The Romantic Piano Concerto – Vol. 62 = GOUNOD: The Complete Works for Pedal Piano and Orchestra” = Suite concertante in A Major; Concerto for Pedal Piano; Fantaisie sur l’hymne national russe; Danse roumaine – Roberto Prosseda, pedal piano / Orch. della Svizzera Italiana / Howard Shelley – Hyperion
Here we have some entries from early and late in the annals of the Romantic piano concerto. Both offerings are attractive.
“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.
FRIEDRICH KALKBRENNER: Piano Concerto No. 2; Piano Concerto No. 3; Adagio ed Allegro di bravura – Howard Shelley, piano & cond. / Tasmanian Sym. Orch. – Hyperion
More vituoso razzle-dazzle from the team of Friedrich Kalkbrenner and Howard Shelley.
Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 56 = KALKBRENNER: Piano Con. No. 2; Piano Con. No. 3; Adagio ed Allegro di bravura – Howard Shelley, p. & cond./ Tasmanian Sym. Orch. – Hyperion
Howard Shelley extends his mastery over the Romantic keyboard concerto with these silky renditions of Kalkbrenner, bravura music of facility and easy popular consumption.
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.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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