Piers Lane, Alun Francis - The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 9: Eugen d'Albert: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (1994)
Piers Lane, Alun Francis, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 9: Eugen d'Albert: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & no Log) ~ 241 Mb | Total time: 65:39 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA66747 | Recorded: 1994
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & no Log) ~ 241 Mb | Total time: 65:39 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA66747 | Recorded: 1994
When d’Albert appeared in 1881 at one of Hans Richter’s concerts in London he played his own Piano Concerto in A, but the work was never published and has not survived. However, from a review in The Musical Times of November 1881 we can reasonably deduce that the Concerto had the traditional three movements. The reviewer stated that it was ‘uncompromising in its pretensions to rank with the chief of its kind; largely developed, ambitious in style and character, and rigidly observant of classical form, while redundant in matter’.
This criticism remains a common one to be directed at composers so young, and is hardly surprising given the stubborn confidence we know d’Albert had in his work. However, limited note does seem to have been taken since three years elapsed before the appearance of the B minor Concerto, Op 2 (which is now known as the ‘First’). It was dedicated to Liszt and the title page of the score indicates the work to be in einem Satz (in one movement). It still betrays an excessive desire to display the pianistic virtuosity of which d’Albert was so justly proud, but this becomes fused with considerable imaginative and creative ability. Despite being slightly over-indulgent on occasions, especially in the piano writing, the melodic content is sufficiently strong to sustain the listener’s interest and attention over a span longer in duration than that of many a concerto with the usual three movements.
Concerto No 2 in E major, Op 12, lasting for just under half the duration of the ‘First’ Concerto, provides something of a contrast. It dates from 1893, by which time time d’Albert had reached maturity as a composer. This Concerto is also in one movement and cyclic in form, but consists of four basic contrasting sections flowing into each other. D’Albert uses his thematic material quite sparingly, but it is well developed in its various guises throughout the Concerto’s more coherent structure. In the same year d’Albert staged Der Rubin, the first of his twenty or so operas. He met with little success in this venture, but never returned to serious composition for the instrument he so loved.
Performer:
Piers Lane, piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Alun Francis, conductor
Track List:
Eugen d'Albert (1864-1932)
Piano Concerto No 1 in B minor Op 2
01. Mäßig
02. Langsam, mit Empfindung
03. Erstes Zeitmass
04. Cadenza
05. Dasselbe Zeitmass
Piano Concerto No 2 in E major Op 12
06. Mäßig bewegt
07. Langsam
08. Sehr lebhaft
09. 'Wie vorher' (crotchet - dotted crochet)
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Piers Lane, Alun Francis - The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 9: Eugen d'Albert: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (1994)
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