The Classical Piano Concerto 1: Dussek

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Release Date: 28th Jul 2014
Catalogue No: CDA68027
Label: Hyperion
Series: The Classical Piano Concerto
Length: 68 minutes

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21st July 2014
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Dussek, J L: Piano Concerto in G major, Op. 1, No. 3

Work length14:18

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Ulster Orchestra
Howard Shelley

I. Allegro

Track length9:12

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II. Rondo: Allegro

Track length5:06

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Dussek, J L: Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 29

Work length23:28

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Ulster Orchestra
Howard Shelley

I. Larghetto – Allegro maestoso

Track length12:02

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II. Larghetto sostenuto

Track length4:57

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III. Rondo

Track length6:29

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Dussek, J L: Piano Concerto in E flat major, Op. 70

Work length30:28

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Ulster Orchestra
Howard Shelley

I. Allegro brillante ma non troppo

Track length15:01

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II. Adagio ma non troppo lento

Track length6:39

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III. Rondo: Allegretto moderatissimo

Track length8:48

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Recording of the Week, Dussek Piano Concertos and Romantic Violin Concertos on Hyperion

21st July 2014

James enjoys a double-bill of concertos on Hyperion Records - the first of the Classical Piano Concertos series with Howard Shelley and the latest instalment of Romantic Violin Concertos with Tanja Becker-Bender.

Following on from Hyperion’s hugely popular ‘Romantic Piano Concerto’ series, the ‘Classical Piano Concerto’ focuses on the lesser-known concertos from the dawn of the genre. Between about 1770 and 1820—the high classical period dominated by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven—musicians including Clementi, Cramer, Dussek, Steibelt, Woelfl and others made their names as composers and performers of piano concertos. This series aims to be the first in-depth recorded survey of this forgotten repertoire.

This first volume features three of Bohemian virtuoso Jan Ladislav Dussek’s eighteen piano concertos, taken from different points in his career. As a group, these pieces are a fascinating study, with most of the earlier works largely reflecting the Mozartian model, and the later ones revealing stylistic traits sometimes at odds with the late eighteenth-century conception of the form, and anticipating future developments in the genre.

There could be no finer guide to the hidden gems of this repertoire than Howard Shelley, whose recordings of Clementi keyboard works, and Mozart and Hummel piano concertos, have received such acclaim. He appears here as pianist / conductor with the Ulster Orchestra.

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20th August 2014

bright, buoyant and restlessly busy

Awards Issue 2014

Whatever one's reaction to and perception of Dussek's music, Shelley's role in this enterprise should not be lightly acknowledged...This is skill and dedication of a high order and I can't think of another living pianist who can equal him in this particular field of musical endeavour.

This disc presents three refreshing and delightful pieces to launch a new classical piano concerto series from Hyperion...One must applaud both Hyperion’s enterprise and Shelley’s dedication to bring this music to our attention.

21st July 2014

Shelley has been a stalwart of the Romantic series of concertos, and so it seems fitting that he has been chosen to do the honours here. He brings his customary elegance to every bar, and it's a delight to listen to him, with immaculate passagework and tender playing in the slow movements. I look forward to hearing further volumes in this series!

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