Holbrooke/Wood: Piano Concertos

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Holbrooke/Wood: Piano ConcertosOpis:This is another hugely enterprising instalment within Hyperion's ongoing Romantic Piano Concerto series, coupling two long-buried jewels of British music in irreproachably stylish performances. A prolific composer and brilliant pianist, Joseph Holbrooke (1878-1958) was considered one of the most promising young talents on the British musical scene in the years leading up to the Great War. His lavish first piano concerto was first heard in 1910 and follows the events of a poem (printed in the booklet) based on a Welsh legend by T E Ellis (alias Holbrooke's patron, Lord Howard de Walden). Leave the text to one side, sit back and revel in one of most enjoyably extravagant romantic piano concertos you're ever likely to hear. One of the kings of British light music, Haydn Wood (1882-1959) initially studied composition at the Royal College of Music with Stanford, who directed the July 1909 premiere of his pupil's piano concerto in D minor. Grieg, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky all loom very large indeed in Wood's youthful essay. The andante slow movement, however, is bewitching. Both works receive performances as immaculately finished as they are utterly dedicated. No-one with a sweet tooth should fail to hear this. --Andrew AchenbachProduct DescriptionThese two English piano concertos in the grand romantic tradition were written at almost the same time (Holbrooke 1908, Wood 1909) and were undoubtedly inspired by the great concertos of the previous few decades such as those of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. The Holbrooke piece, like so much of his music, has a literary inspiration, in the form of the poem 'The Song of Gwyn ap Nudd' which the score follows closely. Indeed the composer originally described the work as a symphonic poem though he later changed his mind and settled on Piano Concerto No 1 when he revised the work in 1923the version recorded here. (Incidentally, we have it on good Welsh authority that 'Nudd' is pronounced 'Neeth'). Though Haydn Wood later made his name writing shorter pieces of light music his early concerto is in full blown romantic style complete with first movement cadenza and 'big tune' grand finale. Its emotional heart, though, is in the simple but moving slow movement. This is the work's first recording and it appears not to have been played since 1951.

ReviewCLASSIC CD DISC OF THE MONTH 'One for the end of year awards. An outstanding issue in every way' --Classic CD'Extremely well played by Hamish Milne and the excellent BBC Scottish Symphony. If you are attracted by the repertoire, give it a try: you will not be disappointed.' --International Record Review'Superlative performances of two forgotten British gems ... An altogether exemplary release.' --GramophoneAutor:Brabbins, MartynNośnik:Audio CDPłyt:Język: English: Published; English: Original Language; EnglishData wydania: 2000-02-01Waga: 0.15 gramWysokość: 0.5 cmSzerokość: 5 cmDługość: 5.6 cmUWAGA: Kupując produkt na tej aukcji zgadzasz się na wydłużony termin realizacji wysyłki (10-14 dni roboczych). Podany towar pochodzi z zagranicznego magazynu, stąd wydłużony czas realizacji który podany jest obok.