This disc has been out of print for some years and is now re-released by public demand. These live performances were highly praised for their fire and intensity and some would advocate that this is possibly one of the best 2nd Concerto recordings available.

Hailed by the critics as “Monsieur 100,000 Volts”, pianist Andreas Boyde’s performances have electrified audiences worldwide. His recitals in renowned concert venues and appearances as soloist with such orchestras as the London Philharmonic, the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, the Malaysian Philharmonic, the Prague Radio Orchestra, the Dresdner Philharmonie, the Zürich Kammerorchester, the Bamberger Symphoniker, the Hallé, the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, the Dresden Sinfoniker, the London Mozart Players and the Berliner Sinfonie-orchester have secured Boyde’s reputation as an esteemed performing artist.

Johannes Fritzsch was born in Meissen. He has been music director of the Freiburg Opera and the Freiburg Philharmonic Orchestra since 1993. He has conducted numerous concerts around the globe with German, French and Scandinavian orchestras.