Advantages: Gorgeous music, played with much passion Disadvantages: None really
...Gerhardt, has a particular interest in more unusual repertoire. One of the great advantages of this CD which should make it even more attractive to the potential buyer, is that both artists have frequently worked together in the past, which in my opinion is always a good thing when it comes to collaborating on a recording. The orchestra is the BBC Scottish Symphony.
Music and Performances:
Ernö Dohnányi (1877-1960) - Konzertstück in D major Op. 12: Dohnányi was born in Bratislava (his grandson is the eminent conductor Christoph von Dohnányi) and first established himself as a virtuoso pianist. However, after Johannes Brahms complimented him on his first composition efforts, he combined his playing career with his composing. Dohnányi's music is very much in the Brahmsian, Romantic tradition and this is especially evident...
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...movement of this concerto is much more romantic and lyrical and is a nice, peaceful, calming movement 'of exceptional lyricism and tenderness' to use the words of the composer. It appears even more peaceful when played with the other two more elaborate movements. The concerto ends with a faster movement, which although isn't as good as the previous two, is still a good enough way to finish off the concerto.
The final concerto is the Tuba Concerto, Op. 46 (1980s) by John Golland.
10 - Allegro
11 - Adagio
12 - Allegro giocoso
This concerto is based, especially in the first and third movements, around the interval of a perfect fourth, which in my opinion does not help give a nice sound to the concerto and this concerto is another of my least favourites and is not one that I would want to sit down and listen to. The first movement has...
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...van Beethoven: Allegretto (Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral") 6:41
7 Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings op.11 6:20
8 Sergei V. Rachmaninoff: Adagio sostenuto (Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18) 4:29
9 Max Bruch: Adagio (Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26) 4:22
10 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante (Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K.467) 5:18
11 Ludwig van Beethoven: Adagio sostenuto (Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 -"Moonlight") 3:54
12 John Williams: Schindler's List Theme 5:02
13 Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No. 1 3:31
14 Antonio Vivaldi: Largo (L'inverno (Le Quattro Stagioni)) 2:09
15 Thomas Newman: Any Other Name (from the film "American Beauty") 4:05
16 James Horner: My Heart Will Go On 4:21
Disc 2
77:06
1 Georg Friedrich Handel: Hallelujah Chorus...
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