Marc-André Hamelin, Martyn Brabbins - The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 7: Henselt & Alkan: Piano Concertos (1993)
Marc-André Hamelin, Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 7: Adolph von Henselt & Charles-Valentin Alkan: Piano Concertos (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 254 Mb | Total time: 69:56 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA66717 | Recorded: 1993
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 254 Mb | Total time: 69:56 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA66717 | Recorded: 1993
The coupling of works by Alkan and Henselt is not as arbitrary as might appear. Born six months apart, both enjoyed long lives and died within eighteen months of each other; both have been entirely overshadowed by their more illustrious contemporaries Liszt and Chopin (to the extent that they have been assigned to the footnotes of musical history), though both had an individual approach to the piano with a style as clearly defined and as idiosyncratic as their two peers; both were recluses, rarely playing their works in public; both were transcendent technicians, exploring the potential of their instrument in ways which were to influence other pianists and composers of piano music; both were eccentrics in their personal habits and lifestyles; both have been almost universally ignored by the majority of concert pianists; and neither of their names is known to the general music-loving public. (Although there has been a marked revival of interest in Alkan’s work over the past three decades, there is still only grudging acknowledgement of his importance from the musical ‘establishment’.)
The four works presented here were all written at around the same time – that is to say the twelve or so years between 1832 and 1844. Only one of them has ever featured in the regular repertoire of any pianist; Alkan’s Concerto No 1 probably has not been realized in this its original form since its initial performances; Henselt’s Meyerbeer variations have certainly not been performed by anyone this century (its publishers Breitkopf and Härtel confirmed this when checking their archives); Alkan’s Concerto No 2 has been recorded before, notably by Michael Ponti, who was also responsible for one of only two previous recordings of the Henselt concerto.
Of the myriad contributions to the genre written during the first part of the nineteenth century, Henselt’s Piano Concerto in F minor, Op 16, is the one whose neglect is the hardest to explain. It has the composer’s individual stamp on every bar, it is original in its writing (if not its structure), its orchestration is more than adequate and at times masterly, its themes are varied and memorable, the musical and technical challenges for the soloist are equalled only by their effect on the listener, and the whole work has the feel of white-hot inspiration.
Performer:
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
Track List:
Adolph von Henselt (1814-1889)
Piano Concerto in F minor Op 16
01. Allegro patetico – Religioso – Reprise
02. Larghetto
03. Allegro agitato
Variations de concert Op 11
04. Introduzione (Larghetto ma non troppo)
05. Theme (Moderato)
06. Variation 1: Grazioso assai
07. Variation 2: Un poco più lento e sostenuto
08. Variation 3: Scherzando
09. Variation 4: Con fuoco e pomposo
10. Variation 5: Vivace ma non troppo
11. Adagio - Cadenza
12. Finale: Allegro vivace
Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)
Concerto da camera in C sharp minor Op 10 No 2
13. Allegro moderato
14. Adagio
15. Tempo I
Concerto da camera in A minor Op 10 No 1
16. Allegro moderato
17. Adagio
18. Rondo: Allegro
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Marc-André Hamelin, Martyn Brabbins - The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 7: Henselt & Alkan: Piano Concertos (1993)
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