Notes and Editorial Reviews
For many of the works in this collection, these recordings were the world premiers. In the 1960s and 70s the Vox Candide and Turnabout labels did much to enrich the collector's knowledge and appreciation of the bywaters of the repertoire. Many of the composers who were recorded by Vox have since fared well as result of these recordings, and many labels have continued in the pioneering spirit of Vox. In the 1960s the thought of all the Reinecke, Moscheles and Reis concertos being available would be a pipe dream. Happily, the collector now has more choice than ever before. These Vox recordings were in the vanguard of the movement to reassess unusual and neglected works and bring them to a wider public Any survey of the genre cannot hope to
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embrace every work, and the collector won't find Beethoven, Brahms, Grieg Mozart or Saint-Saens here. They will find however an extraordinary collection of concertos by some of the big names, and also by composers who played significant roles in the development of the piano and piano playing, and who influenced greater composers. From the charming work, brilliant and effective in the Mozartian mould, of Cramer and Czerny, to the barnstorming virtuosity of Scharwenka, little here is revolutionary, but all of it is bursting with attractive melody and spectacular piano playing. Volkmann's Konzertstuck is a wonderfully crafted work of great skill, and typical of many produced by composers of huge talent that operated at just below the level of genius, and who have therefore been overshadowed by the big names. Adolf von Henselt was one of the major rivals to Liszt -- in fact he was the rival Liszt shied away from competing with, as his technique was truly amazing. If ever there was an example of the 19th century romantic virtuoso concerto the F minor by Henselt is it. It is a work of eye watering difficulty to play, and is also great fun to listen to -- a real high point of this collection. As this collection shows, around the big mountains are some very interesting foothills that are rewarding to explore for the curious listeners eager to widen their knowledge of the repertoire. Comprehensive booklet notes on each work included on a bonus CD-ROM.
Albert:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in E major, Op. 12
Michael Ponti (piano)
Southwest German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim, Paul Angerer
Alkan:
Concerto da Camera in C sharp minor Op. 10 No. 2
Michael Ponti (piano)
Southwest German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim, Paul Angerer
Balakirev:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat major
Michael Ponti (piano)
Westfälisches Sinfonieorchester, Siegfried Landau
Barber:
Piano Concerto Op. 38
Abbott Ruskin (piano)
M.I.T. Symphony Orchestra, David Epstein
Beach:
Piano Concerto, Op. 45
Mary-Louise Boehm (piano)
Westfälisches Sinfonieorchester, Siegfried Landau
Berwald:
Piano Concerto in D major
Michael Ponti (piano)
Southwest German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim, Paul Angerer
Chopin:
Allegro de Concert in A major Op. 46
Michael Ponti (piano)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach
Clementi:
Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 20
Felicja Blumental (piano)
Prague New Chamber Orchestra, Alberto Zedda
Cramer:
Piano Concerto No. 5 in C minor, Op. 48
Akiko Sagara (piano)
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Pierre Cao
Czerny:
Divertissement de Concert, Op. 204
Michael Ponti (piano) Southwest German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim, Paul Angerer
Field:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A flat major, H31
Rena Kyriakou (piano)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Carl-August Bunte
Gershwin:
Piano Concerto in F major
Eugene List (piano)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Adler
Glazunov:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B major Op. 100
Michael Ponti (piano)
Westfälisches Sinfonieorchester, Siegfried Landau
Goetz:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op 18
Michael Ponti (piano)
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Pierre Cao
Henselt:
Piano Concerto in F minor Op. 16
Michael Ponti (piano)
Philharmonia Hungarica, Othmar Maga
Hiller:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 69
Michael Ponti (piano)
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Louis de Froment
Konzertstück for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 113
Jerome Rose (piano)
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Pierre Cao
Hummel:
Concertino in G major Op. 73
Martin Galling (piano)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Carl-August Bunte
Piano Concerto in E major, Op. 110 'Les Adieux'
Hans Kann (piano)
Hamburger Symphoniker, Herbert Beissel
Kalkbrenner:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op 61
Hans Kann (piano)
Hamburger Symphoniker, Herbert Beissel
Lalo:
Piano Concerto in F minor
Marylène Dosse (piano)
Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Matthias Kuntzsch
Liszt:
Fantasie über Motive aus Beethovens Ruinen von Athen, S389 (cl852)
Louis Lortie (piano)
Residentie Orchestra The Hague, George Pehlivanian
Concerto pathétique for Piano and Orchestra, S365a
Louis Lortie (piano)
Residentie Orchestra The Hague, George Pehlivanian
Malédiction, S121 Op. 452
Michael Ponti (piano)
Southwest German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim, Paul Angerer
Totentanz, S126 for piano & orchestra
Michael Ponti (piano)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach
Schubert: (Orchestration by Liszt):
Wandererfantasie S366
Louis Lortie (piano)
Residentie Orchestra The Hague, George Pehlivanian
Litolff:
Concerto Symphonique No. 3 in E flat major
Michael Ponti (piano)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach
Lyapunov:
Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes, Op. 28
Michael Ponti (piano)
Westfälisches Sinfonieorchester, Siegfried Landau
MacDowell:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor Op. 23
Eugene List (piano)
Westfälisches Sinfonieorchester, Siegfried Landau
Mayr:
Piano Concerto No.1 in C
Maria Littauer (piano)
Hamburger Symphoniker, Alois Springer
Medtner:
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E minor, Op. 60 'Ballade'
Michael Ponti (piano)
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Pierre Cao
Mendelssohn:
Capriccio Brillant in B minor Op. 22
Michael Ponti (piano)
Moscheles:
Piano Concerto No. 3 in G minor Op. 58
Michael Ponti (piano)
Philharmonia Hungarica, Othmar Maga
Mosonyi:
Piano Concerto in E minor
Jerome Rose (piano)
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Pierre Cao
Moszkowski: Piano Concerto in E major, Op. 59
Michael Ponti (piano)
Philharmonia Hungarica, Hans Richard Stracke
Pierné:
Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 12
Marylène Dosse (piano)
Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Matthias Kuntzsch
Raff:
Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 185
Michael Ponti (piano)
Hamburger Symphoniker, Richard Kapp
Frühlingsode
Michael Ponti (piano)
Southwest German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim, Paul Angerer
Reinecke:
Piano Concerto No.1 in F sharp minor, Op. 72
Michael Ponti (piano)
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Pierre Cao
Rheinberger:
Piano Concerto in A flat, Op. 94
Michael Ponti (piano)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach
Ries:
Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, Op. 55
Maria Littauer (piano)
Hamburger Symphoniker, Alois Springer
Roussel:
Piano Concerto in G Major, Op. 36
Maria Littauer (piano)
Hamburger Symphoniker, Alois Springer
Rubinstein:
Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70
Michael Ponti (piano)
Philharmonia Hungarica, Othmar Maga
Scharwenka:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 56
Michael Ponti (piano)
Hamburger Symphoniker, Richard Kapp
Schellendorff:
Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 10
Michael Ponti (piano)
Westfälisches Sinfonieorchester, Richard Kapp
Schumann:
Introduction & Allegro appassionato in G major, Op. 92
Michael Ponti (piano)
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Louis de Froment
Sinding:
Piano Concerto in D flat major, Op. 6
Roland Keller (piano)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Jörg Faerber
Stavenhagen:
Piano Concerto in B minor, Op. 4
Roland Keller (piano)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Jörg Faerber
Tchaikovsky:
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 75
Michael Ponti (piano)
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Louis de Froment
Concert Fantasy, Op. 56
Michael Ponti (piano)
Prague Symphony Orchestra, Richard Kapp
Thalberg:
Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 5
Michael Ponti (piano)
Westfälisches Sinfonieorchester, Richard Kapp
Volkmann:
Konzertstück for piano and orchestra, Op. 42
Jerome Rose (piano)
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Pierre Cao
Weber:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, J. 98, Op. 11
Roland Keller (piano)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Siegfried Kohler
Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, J. 155, Op. 32
Roland Keller (piano)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Siegfried Kohler
Polacca brillante in E major, J. 268, Op. 72, "L'hilarite"
Louis Lortie (piano)
Residentie Orchestra The Hague, George Pehlivanian
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Works on This Recording
1.
Concerto for Piano in C minor, Op. 185 by Joseph Joachim Raff
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Conductor:
Richard Kapp
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873; Wiesbaden, Germany
2.
Concerto for Piano no 1 in B minor, Op. 4 by Bernhard Stavenhagen
Performer:
Roland Keller (Piano)
Conductor:
Jörg Faerber
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894
3.
Malédiction, S 121 by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Conductor:
Paul Angerer
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Pforzheim Southwest German Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1840; Switzerland
4.
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no 2 in E major, Op. 12 by Eugčne d' Albert
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Conductor:
Pierre Cao
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893
5.
Concerto for Piano in E minor by Mihály Mosonyi
Performer:
Roland Keller (Piano)
Conductor:
Pierre Cao
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Hungary
6.
Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 11 by Carl Maria von Weber
Performer:
Roland Keller (Piano)
Conductor:
Siegfried Köhler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1810; Germany
7.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 32 by Carl Maria von Weber
Performer:
Roland Keller (Piano)
Conductor:
Siegfried Köhler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1812; Germany
8.
Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra by Robert Volkmann
Performer:
Jerome Rose (Piano)
Conductor:
Pierre Cao
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 19th Century; Germany
9.
Concerto for Piano in D major by Franz Berwald
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Conductor:
Paul Angerer
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Pforzheim Southwest German Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1855; Sweden
10.
Concerto da camera for Piano and Orchestra no 2 in C sharp minor by Charles Valentin Alkan
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Conductor:
Paul Angerer
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Pforzheim Southwest German Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1834; England
11.
Introduction and Allegro appassionato for Piano and Orchestra in G major, Op. 92 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Conductor:
Louis de Froment
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1849; Germany
12.
Ode au printemps, Op. 76 by Joseph Joachim Raff
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Conductor:
Richard Kapp
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Hamburg Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1857; Wiesbaden, Germany
13.
Totentanz, S 126 by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Conductor:
V. Schmidt-Gertenbach
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1849/1859; Weimar, Germany
14.
Concerto for Piano no 3 in E minor, Op. 60 by Nikolai Medtner
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Conductor:
Pierre Cao
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1940-1943; France
15.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in E flat major by Mily Balakirev
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Conductor:
Siegfried Landau
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westphalian Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1864/1884; Russia
16.
Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes for Piano in F sharp minor, Op. 28 by Sergei Lyapunov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Conductor:
Siegfried Landau
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westphalian Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1907; Russia
17.
Concerto for Piano in D major, Op. 6 by Christian Sinding
Performer:
Roland Keller (Piano)
Conductor:
Jörg Faerber
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
18.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 18 by Hermann Goetz
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Conductor:
Pierre Cao
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867; Germany
19.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 23 by Edward MacDowell
Performer:
Eugene List (Piano)
Conductor:
Siegfried Landau
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westphalian Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1884-1886; Germany
20.
Concerto for Piano in F major by George Gershwin
Performer:
Eugene List (Piano)
Conductor:
Siegfried Landau
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westphalian Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1925; USA
21.
Concerto for Piano, Op. 38 by Samuel Barber
Performer:
Abbott Ruskin (Piano)
Conductor:
David Epstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:
MIT Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1962; USA
22.
Concerto for Piano in C sharp minor, Op. 45 by Amy Marcy Beach
Performer:
Mary Louise Boehm (Piano)
Conductor:
Samuel Adler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1899; USA
23.
Concerto for Piano in F minor, Op. 16 by Adolf Henselt
Performer:
Hans Kann (Piano),
Jerome Rose (Piano),
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Conductor:
Pierre Cao,
Heribert Beissel,
Othmar M. F. Mága,
Volke Schmidt-Gertenbach
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra,
Hamburg Symphony Orchestra,
Philharmonia Hungarica
...
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Russia
24.
Konzertstück for Piano, Op. 113 by Ferdinand Hiller
Performer:
Jerome Rose (Piano)
Conductor:
Pierre Cao
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1865; Germany
25.
Allegro de concert in A major, B 72/Op. 46 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832-1841; Paris, France
26.
Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 61 by Frederic Kalkbrenner
Performer:
Hans Kann (Piano)
Conductor:
Heribert Beissel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Hamburg Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1823
27.
Concerto for Piano in E major, Op. 110 "Les Adieux" by Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Performer:
Hans Kann (Piano)
Conductor:
Heribert Beissel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Hamburg Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1814; Vienna, Austria
28.
Concerto for Piano in C major by Muzio Clementi
Performer:
Felicja Blumental (Piano)
Conductor:
Alberto Zedda
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Prague New Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1796; London, England
29.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in A flat major, H 31 by John Field
Performer:
Rena Kyriakou (Piano)
Conductor:
Carl-August Bünte
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816; England
30.
Concertino for Piano in G major, Op. 73 by Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Performer:
Martin Galling (Piano)
Conductor:
Carl-August Bünte
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1816; Vienna, Austria
31.
Concerto for Piano no 5 in C minor, Op. 48 by Johann Baptist Cramer
Performer:
Akiko Sagara (Piano)
Conductor:
Pierre Cao
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: by 1811; England
32.
Divertissement de concert, Op. 204 by Carl Czerny
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Conductor:
Paul Angerer
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Pforzheim Southwest German Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic
33.
Concerto for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 55 by Ferdinand Ries
Performer:
Maria Littauer (Piano)
Conductor:
Alois Springer
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Hamburg Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Germany
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