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The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol.49: Stenhammar | Hyperion - Romantic Piano Concertos CDA67750

The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol.49: Stenhammar

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Label: Hyperion - Romantic Piano Concertos

Cat No: CDA67750

Barcode: 0034571177502

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 26th October 2009

Contents

Artists

Seta Tanyel (piano)
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Andrew Manze

Works

Stenhammar, Wilhelm

Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor, op.1 (original version)
Piano Concerto no.2 in D minor, op.23

Artists

Seta Tanyel (piano)
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Andrew Manze

About

Welcome to a genuinely outstanding disc in the Romantic Piano Concerto series. Sometimes the works found along the unfrequented byways of the Romantic piano tradition can exhibit no more than surface brilliance, but that cannot be said of these two splendid concertos by Stenhammar, recorded for the first time together on one CD.

The original orchestration of Stenhammar’s Piano Concerto No.1 is recorded here: a version which was long thought lost when the publishers were bombed during the second world war, but a copy of the original was discovered in the Library of Congress in 1983. The twenty-two year old’s Opus 1 is a masterpiece, majestic and virtuosic at its opening; bringing the listener into a world of Nordic mystery at the start of the third movement; the finale ending with music of sad, reflective sweetness.

The Second Concerto is a distinctly different work, with a novel, some have said ‘improvised’, structure, and a sense of tension between soloist and orchestra which is only resolved in the glorious virtuosic finale.

Hyperion is delighted to present the distinguished musician Andrew Manze in his new incarnation as a conductor. Directing the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, he is truly a force to be reckoned with. Pianist Seta Tanyel has featured on previous RPC recordings, always gaining the highest critical acclaim; however, her magnificent playing on this new disc transcends her previous achievements.

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