Pianist stephen hough masters the technical complexities, but does little to deal with the lengthy first movements diffusion and the finales awkward qualities. But, like all of stephen s recordings, they are excellent. That category includes dvorak s piano concerto in g minor, which the british pianist stephen hough has described as a concerto for 10 thumbs, alluding to. August manns, in prague on 4 january and 26 march 1884 piano. Of all the pieces on tonights program, mozarts concerto is most. French album french piano music stephen hough hyperion. The eminent andris nelsons conducts, making his hyperion debut. Dvoraks piano concerto was premiered in prague on 24 march 1878 by pianist karel slavkovsky, with adolf cech as conductor. Only rarely do we miss the rhetorical flourishes or the big, burnished tone and philosophical depth of an arrau, but this is a firstrate reading of wonderful piano music. These are the 20 best piano concertos ever written. Andante sostenuto, and piano concerto in a minor, op. Gramophone,april16 stephen hough plays a first cousin to brahmss two piano concertos. Steven isserlis cbe born 19 december 1958 is a british cellist.
From pianistcomposer stephen hough, new music coming out. By that definition, pianist stephen hough certainly fits the bill. Piano concertos stephen hough city of birmingham symphony orchestraandris nelsons hyperion cda68099 surprisingly, these recordings have been hanging around in the archives a while, the schumann having been made as long ago as november 2014. Stephen hough on dvorak and schumann presto classical. Classical piano concerto piano solo brahms piano concerto no. Mr hough became the latest champion of the dvorak piano concerto with crystalline, impeccably voiced playing. To view details of ingrid fliters schumann and mendelssohn, please click here. Even so, it has its own sense of vision, of searching for a new horizon, to inspire the modern performer. The last time i heard stephen hough and this orchestra making music together was.
The 168 best classical music recordings the telegraph. The soloists part is amazingly awkward, dvorak was no piano virtuoso, but without the reward of exciting keyboard fireworks its not an adversarial work. Stevens mother was a piano teacher, and his father was a keen amateur musician. Stephen hough piano artist hyperion records cds, mp3. Hough and cellist stephen isserlis will perform the piece on a program with works by schubert, grieg, dvorak and suk wednesday evening at williams colleges chapin hall. Just over two decades later, he completed his second piano and gave the premiere of the work himself in budapest in 1881. Print and download in pdf or midi piano concerto in gminor, op. Recent releases included a disc in 20 of the dvorak cello concerto with the daniel harding and the. Richard strauss powerful and triumphant also sprach zarathustra, inspired by friedrich nietzsches book of the same name, was notably featured in the film 2001.
These are the 20 best piano concertos ever written classic fm. The concerto was performed several times during dvoraks lifetime. Stephen hough gives neglected dvorak piano concerto an outing with sydney symphony orchestra steve moffatt, manly daily september 22, 2014 1. This multichannel release raises disturbing questions about the wisdom of issuing discs in a dual format. Bach concerto for two violins and strings, bwv1043. Stephen hough and the cbso make the case for dvoraks piano concerto in birmingham by peter marks, 20 march 2015 dvorak s piano concerto in g minor languishes in the popularity stakes behind his violin concerto and way behind the later cello concerto in b minor. While arguably not in the same league as the more or less contemporary brahms or tchaikovsky 1st piano concertos, hough nonetheless convinced us that the main reason why its so rarely.
Stephen houghs contribution to the series has been one of its outstanding successes and it is to him that hyperion gives the honour of the milestone vol 50 containing, as it does, the quintessence of this series. Stephen hough is regarded as one of the most important pianists of his generation and is also an acclaimed composer. He brought disciplined tempos that clarified and strengthened the sense of form, architectural balance and gravitas, and the brilliant precision of his playing brought vividness and excitement to passages in the outer movements that otherwise can come across as. Water goblins, noon witches, golden spinning wheels, wild doves the titles of dvoraks four late. Brahms tragic overture dvorak piano concerto in g minor, op. The f sharp minor, op 81, and d major, op 106, from 1819 and 1824, are largescale works, revelling in an earlyromantic virtuosity that was to attract both chopin and liszt. Dvorak piano concerto violin concerto hdtracks the. Stephen hough delivers a fine performance of all five concertos yes 5 because i take the view that in many ways, the rhapsody whilst a set of variations, is structured perhaps more closely to a concerto than say the third concerto. Saintsaens the complete piano concertos stephen hough. Stephen hough plays schumann and dvorak piano concertos. Solomon, curzon, ogdon, haskil, richter, moravec, argerich, hough. Stephen hough piano, city of birmingham symphony orchestra.
Mar 20, 2010 a nyone who heard stephen hough s barnstorming performances of all the tchaikovsky piano concertos at last years proms will want to own these cds, which mark hyperions 50th recording in their. Stephen hough has managed to produce unique and stunning interpretations of three socalled warhorses, rachmaninoffs second and third piano concertos, and his variations on a theme by paganini, the last having been my childhood introduction to classical music. I have many recordings of these wonderful works earn wild, chandos, bernd glemser naxos, david helfgott nro. This is a complete survey of tchaikovskys music for piano and orchestra and includes alternative versions of the second movement of piano concerto no 2 as well as some delicious extras. Stephen hough piano city of birmingham symphony orchestra andris nelsons conductor featured extracts. Tempi are fast, and andrew litton conducts dallas symphony orchestra with fire. Complete your mendelssohn, stephen hough, city of birmingham. Listeners who are sick of tchaikovskys first piano concerto, its bombastic opening, its pretentious ending, and all its pointless filigree in between, should hear this recording of that concerto plus the composers other works for piano and orchestra by english pianist stephen hough, because they will be totally, completely, and utterly blown away. Marco del grande dvorak is a popular composer and the piano concerto a popular genre, yet dvorak s piano concerto has. Stephen falls on the love side, although it did take a little time. From highly acclaimed performances of central repertoire in recital, in recording, and with the worlds greatest orchestras, to an interest in contemporary and. Sacdrof stephen hough, dallas symphony orchestra, andrew litton sergei rachmaninov.
So he and ward stare who is meeting this work for the first time discussed with julia figueras why the pros outweigh the cons. As pianist stephen hough says, although the ceiling height of the. Antonin dvorak s piano concerto in g minor, opus 33 duration. Piano concerto no 1 in e flat major s124 franz liszt 3 allegretto vivace 418 piano concerto no 2 in a major s125. Mar 29, 2010 stephen houghs survey of these works during the bbc proms last summer perhaps went some way to redressing this imbalance, and it is hough winner of gramophone awards with two previous romantic piano concerto recordings vols. Piano concerto no 1 in g minor piano concerto no 2 in d. His latest recording, with andris nelsons and the cbso, features the everpopular schumann concerto, but hough has chosen to pair it not with the grieg which almost always accompanies it on doublebillings but with dvorak s piano concerto a much less oftenheard work and one of those pieces. Stephen hough s dream album stephen hough piano preorder get on itunes s. Hough has a mindfulness which informs every movement, from the precision with which he walks on stage to the sharp withdrawal of his hands at the end of a savage phrase. Finnish maestro hannu lintu brings out the wit and contemplation of shostakovichs first symphony, contrasting with lutoslawskis fourth symphony, the polish composers last major work. Stephen houghs piano recital was a reminder of how a musicians personality can infuse their performance to awaken in the listener new perceptions of the repertoire. Stephen hough turns his attention to the three most compelling of hummels five mature solo piano sonatas. Stephen hough rachmaninov piano concerto 1 singapore. Paganini rhapsody stephen hough, andrew litton, dallas symphony orchestra on allmusic 2004 as everyone with a thesaurus knows, urgency.
Stephen hough sees dvorak s piano concerto as a glorious lyrical work yet as a concerto for ten thumbs. Stephen hough is in town to play the dvorak piano concerto with your rochester phiharmonic orchestra, a piece that musicians either love or hate. Stephen hough rhymes with rough is a worldfamous pianists who likes to write. Tchaikovsky first piano concerto 185 tchaikovskys second piano concert. In a few places, where kurzs changes seem to push the piano part too far in the direction of a typical romantic concerto, hayroudinoff has found his own solutions for staying true to dvorak s intentions.
Download torrent dvorak fast and easy torrent search. Stephen hough is one of todays bestknown pianists and an accomplished composer in his own right. Marco del grande dvorak is a popular composer and the piano concerto a popular genre, yet dvorak s piano concerto has always been a wallflower, passed over as high. Piano concertos by antonin dvorak, robert schumann, andris nelsons, city of birmingham symphony orchestra, stephen hough. Stephen hough has the ample virtuoso credentials to excel in these demanding exemplars of romantic piano music. We must confidently await the genius who will show us a brilliant new way of combining orchestra and piano, wrote schumann in 1839. Friday marks the first of his three performances of liszts piano concerto no. Stephen hough s contribution to the romantic piano concertos series has been one of its outstanding successes and it is to him that hyperion records gives the honour of the milestone vol 50 containing, as it does, the quintessence of this series. Stephen hough, dallas symphony orchestra, andrew litton. From opera to symphony and concerto to chamber, we look at the.
Stephen hough is widely regarded as one of the most important and distinctive pianists of his generation. Adagio sostenuto 068 wiener philharmoniker, wilhelm backhaus, hans schmidtisserstedt piano concerto no. Hough has composed works for orchestra, choir, chamber ensemble and solo piano. Jul 01, 2016 antonin dvorak piano concerto in g minor robert schumann piano concerto in a minor stephen hough, city of birmingham symphony orchestra, andris nelsons. Dvorak s concerto for ten thumbs 204 schuberts hurdygurdy man 207 schubert and simone weil. Cda67890 by stephen hough, johann sebastian bach, gabriel faure, maurice ravel, jules massenet, emmanuel chabrier, francis poulenc, cecile chaminade, charlesvalentin alkan, claude debussy, clement philibert leo delibes, franz liszt, none, stephen hough from amazons classical music store. This release presents two rich piano concertos played by the unparalleled stephen hough, accompanied by the city of birmingham symphony orchestra. From highly acclaimed performances of central repertoire in recital, in recording, and with the worlds greatest orchestras, to an interest in contemporary and neglected nineteenthcentury works, he integrates the imagination and pianistic colour of the past with the scholarship and. Feb 01, 2016 stephen hough piano city of birmingham symphony orchestra andris nelsons conductor featured extracts. Apr 29, 2015 stephen hough piano bergen philharmonic orchestra andrew litton conductor. Stephen hough piano, city of birmingham symphony orchestra, andris nelsons. Stephen hough is also the featured artist in an ipad app about the liszt piano sonata, which includes a fullyfilmed performance and was released by the cuttingedge, awardwinning company touch press.
Also called the hindustani concerto, erik chisholms piano concerto no. Complete works for piano and orchestra 2004 orchestral, piano. Download torrent brahms fast and easy torrent search. Stephen houghs referenceworthy late brahms march 27, 2020 by jed distler it would be rash, and indeed irresponsible, to claim this recording as the best that stephen hough has ever made, or the best version of brahms late piano pieces ever released. Its one of the longest concertos ever written although the composer wryly called it a tiny, tiny piano concerto. Chisholm, a scot who travelled the world, was a fine composer and wonderful pianist who really understood the instrument.
English chamber orchestra chandos, 1987, chan 8507 stephen hough. Brought an alluring warmth and lyricism to the slow movement new york times. A london theater trip gone wrong for pianist stephen hough paid an unexpected dividend a sonata for piano, left hand, and cello. Dvorak s littleknown piano concerto, his recording of which is about to hit the market. Having first heard the stereoonly version and acclaimed it as the finest rachmaninov concerto cycle currently available, something easily confirmed in listening to the stereo layer on this sacd set, multichannel playback sounds so different, and so signally fails to project some of the. Schumann and dvorak each wrote just one piano concerto, the latter being performed here in its fearsomely challenging original version. Jan 17, 2015 that category includes dvoraks piano concerto in g minor, which the british pianist stephen hough has described as a concerto for 10 thumbs, alluding to the composers unidiomatic writing. Piano concertos, including piano concerto in g minor, op. Making the case for dvoraks piano concerto bachtrack. Stephen hough the savannah philharmonic orchestra and chorus.
By turns explosive and searchingly lyrical, kerteszs is the classic dvorak set. Reviews of dvorak, martinu and dohnanyi cd releases. In stephen hough the dvorak piano concerto may have found its ideal champion. Saintsaens piano concertos nos 15 anna malikova pn. Its quite a warhorse, and the piano writing can be. Piano concertos stephen hough by greg keane on august 30, 2016 schumanns piano concerto is a romantic warhorse albeit a very charming one but dvoraks is largely unknown, despite being championed by firkusny and richter accompanied by kleiber who restored the original version. This version of the dvorak should put it on the map for a new generation. The dvorak piano concerto has had a mixed history in both concert and recordings, and its great that it appears here unapologetically alongside the schumann.
Some of stephen hough s greatest triumphs are to be found in hyperions wondrous romantic piano concerto series. Apr 28, 2016 hough and conductor andris nelsons are persuasive advocates for dvoraks concerto, his first and least famous work of that kind. Cleveland orchestra thrives in eclectic program under. Expect glistening beauty and virtuoso fireworks as stephen hough takes centrestage in rachmaninovs first piano concerto. Stephen hough performed all four concertos at the bbc proms in 2009 and was described as the epitome of a golden age virtuoso with his balletic. Dvoraks piano concerto in g minor has never been as popular as those he wrote for violin and cello. The concerto for piano and orchestra in g minor, op. Two more rich piano concertos from the unparalleled stephen hough and the cbso theyve already won gramophones record of the year award twice.