Roberto Prosseda, Jan Willem de Vriend & Residentie Orkest Den Haag - Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (2018) [24/96]

Prosseda already performed Mendelssohn piano concertos with more than 40 orchestras, including London Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, New Japan Philharmonic, Santa Cecilia di Roma and Leipzig Gewandhaus, with conductors such as David Afkham, Marc Albrecht, Harry Bickett, Riccardo Chailly, Yannick Nezeit-Seguin, Jurai Valcuha. He recorded the Piano Concerto No. 3 in the Decca CD "Mendelssohn Discoveries" with the Gewandhaus orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly. In 2016 he will record Piano Concertos No. 1 and 2 with the Residentie Orkest in De Hague conducted by Jan WIllem de Vriend. Prosseda often performs Mendelssohn's Piano Concertos No. 1 and 2 in the same evening and it is possible to plan the complete performance of the four Piano Concertos in two evenings.

Roberto Prosseda's repertoire also includes the two Concertos for two pianos and orchestra in E major and A flat major, that he usually plays with Alessandra Ammara, and the Concerto in D minor for violin, piano and strings.

Tracklist:
01. Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No.1 In G Minor, Op.25, MWV O7-1. Molto allegro con fuoco
02. Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No.1 In G Minor, Op.25, MWV O7-2. Andante
03. Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No.1 In G Minor, Op.25, MWV O7-3. Presto
04. Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No.2 in D Minor, Op.40, MWV O11-1. Allegro appassionato
05. Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No.2 in D Minor, Op.40, MWV O11-2. Adagio. Molto sostenuto
06. Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No.2 in D Minor, Op.40, MWV O11-3. Finale. Presto scherzando
07. Mendelssohn: Rondo brillant, Op.29
08. Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, Op. 26-"Fingal's Cave"-Overture

Personnel:
Roberto Prosseda, piano
Residentie Orkest Den Haag
Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor