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Wilms: The Piano Concertos, Vol. 2 / Brautigam, Willens, Kölner Akademie
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Wilms: The Piano Concertos, Vol. 2 / Brautigam, Willens, Kölner Akademie

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Details

Composer
Johann Wilhelm Wilms
Artist
Ronald Brautigam, Die Kolner Akademie
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Nov 04, 2022
Catalog #
BIS-2524
UPC
7318599925240

About

Born in the vicinity of Cologne, only two years after and some sixty km distant from Beethoven, Johann Wilhelm Wilms was once a musical force to be reckoned with. In Amsterdam, where he lived from the age of 19, his music was actually performed more frequently than Beethoven’s at one period, and his orchestral works were played in such musical centers as Leipzig. Besides chamber music and solo sonatas, Wilms composed several symphonies and concertos, among them piano concertos for his own use. But already during his lifetime Wilms began to retreat from the public eye and by the time of his death in 1847, he was remembered almost exclusively as the composer of the then national anthem. In time for the 250th anniversary of Wilms’ birth, Ronald Brautigam has edited the five extant piano concertos by ‘the Dutch Beethoven’. A first volume (BIS-2504) with the three earlier concertos has been released, earning a five star review in BBC Music Magazine for ‘performances of lightness and transparency, matched by the recording’s clarity.’ On this second and final instalment, with Concertos Nos 4 and 5, Ronald Brautigam again receives spirited support from the Kölner Akademie and Michael Alexander Willens.

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 13:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    13:40
    Composer
    Johann Wilhelm Wilms
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  2. 2 II. Adagio 05:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Johann Wilhelm Wilms
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  3. 3 III. Rondo: Allegro 06:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    06:44
    Composer
    Johann Wilhelm Wilms
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  4. 4 I. Adagio - Allegro 17:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    17:44
    Composer
    Johann Wilhelm Wilms
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  5. 5 II. Adagio 06:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Johann Wilhelm Wilms
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  6. 6 III. Rondo: Allegro 09:02
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    09:02
    Composer
    Johann Wilhelm Wilms
    Performer
    Ronald Brautigam
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens