Ries - Piano Concertos Vol.2 | Naxos 8557844

Ries - Piano Concertos Vol.2

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8557844

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 28th August 2007

Contents

Artists

Christopher Hinterhuber (piano)
Gavle Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Uwe Grodd

Works

Ries, Ferdinand

Piano Concerto no.3 in C sharp minor, op.55
Polonaise, op.174
Variations on Swedish National Airs, op.52

Artists

Christopher Hinterhuber (piano)
Gavle Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Uwe Grodd

About

As one of the greatest pianists in Europe of his time and a composer of exceptional ability, it is surprising that the name Ferdinand Ries is not better known today. 
 
His eight piano concertos stand alongside those of Hummel as the most important works of their kind from the early 19th century. 
 
Intensely lyrical and yet displaying at times a rugged Beethovenian power, Ries’s concertos are works of impressive musical stature. The Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, composed in Russia in 1812, is a striking work full of spirit and boundless invention. Its companion pieces are no less remarkable in their brilliant juxtapositions of dazzling virtuoso display and passages of exceptional lyrical beauty.

 

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