More unsung piano concertos?

[Syrelius]

According to an article in a local newspaper in Helsingborg, the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra is involved in recording "a series of piano concertos by Stenhammar and Wiklund" for Hyperion. In other words, it is likely that we will se a Romantic Piano Concerto CD with the two piano concertos of Adolf Wiklund.

[thalbergmad]

Indeed, Mike Spring from Hyperian posted a list of the next half dozen or so releases on another forum and i remember Wiklund being included. Regretfully, Tchaikovsky is going to be included as well and i would rather cut my arms off with blunt shears than listen to those again.

Looking forward to the Rosenhain myself.

Thal

[febnyc]

The two Wiklund Piano Concertos have existed for some time on a Caprice CD.  They're excellent works - full of Rachmaninoff-ian flavor.

[thalbergmad]

Oh gawd, another recording i need to buy.

This place is bad for the wealth

Thal

[Gareth Vaughan]

The two piano concertos of Wiklund and his Concertstuck for piano & orchestra would fit neatly onto one CD, and I expect that is what Mike will try to do for the Hyperion disk.

[TerraEpon]

. Regretfully, Tchaikovsky is going to be included as well and i would rather cut my arms off with blunt shears than listen to those again.

I love the Tchaikovsky concerti -- even the first. Granted I won't be buyer the Hyperion disc(s) (no need) but they ARE great pieces in my mind, even the Tanyev completions.

[thalbergmad]

I can just about tolerate the Tchaikovsky concerti, but have never understood the popularity of the first and reasonably neglect of the 2nd.

If i were to list my favourite concerti (which i have no intention of doing), none of his works would make it into my top 100, but i have to accept that others will think differently.

I was in "Belgium" mode this evening and thoroughly enjoyed listening again to De Greef and Benoit. I would recommend them to those with a romantic inclination who have yet to experience these works.

Thal

[FBerwald]

Any idea on what is going to be Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 50 and further in the list?

[Gareth Vaughan]

RPC 50 is a double CD of the 3 Tchaikovsky concertos + the Concert Fantasia, following Stephen Hough's proms performances. RPC 51 will be the 2 Taubert PCs + Rosenhain.
Mike confirms that they will try to get all three concertante works by Wiklund on the same disk.
And why all this negativity about Tchaikovsky? The PCs are marvellous works - as I've said before, Hyperion's series is "The Romantic Piano Concerto", not "The Obscure Romantic Piano Concerto".

[chill319]

Word in the upper midwest is that Hough has recorded the three Tchaikovsky concertos with the Minneapolis Orchestra. Does anyone know if RPC 50 is with a British orchestra?

[FBerwald]

RPC 50 - Tchaikovsky.  Stephen Hough (piano), Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor)

The next in line to my knowledge are -
Vol.51 - Taubert concertos 1 & 2; Rosenhain concerto, (Howard Shelley) (Aug. '10)
Vol.52 - J. Wieniawski & Goetz concertos, (Hamish Milne) (Nov. '10)
Vol.53 - Reger Concerto; Strauss Burleske, (Marc-André Hamelin) (2011)
Vol.54 - Widor Concertos, (Markus Becker)
Vol.55 - English repertiore, Not Finalised. (Martin Roscoe)
Vol.56 - Pixis Concerto plus something else (Howard Shelley)
Vol.57 - Wiklund Concertos (Martin Sturfalt)

[TerraEpon]

Wow, that's a lot of foreknowledge...

Widor is probably the most potentially interesting from that lot, but that's just right now.

[Gareth Vaughan]

There is a very good chance that part of the English repertoire in Vol. 55 will be Arthur Somervell's Normandy Variations + Highland Concerto.

[thalbergmad]

Jolly good, that would make a good pairing.

Quite a lot more of English romantics to do, but I am not always convinced of the quality.

Thal

[Ilja]

RPC 50 is a double CD of the 3 Tchaikovsky concertos + the Concert Fantasia, following Stephen Hough's proms performances. RPC 51 will be the 2 Taubert PCs + Rosenhain.
Mike confirms that they will try to get all three concertante works by Wiklund on the same disk.
And why all this negativity about Tchaikovsky? The PCs are marvellous works - as I've said before, Hyperion's series is "The Romantic Piano Concerto", not "The Obscure Romantic Piano Concerto".

No negativity here – and one might argue that any collection called 'The Romantic Piano Concerto' can't do without the Tchaikovsky (or Saint-Saëns!) concertos. It will be interesting to see how this recording will stand out from the thousand-or-so other ones, though.

The only thing that had me puzzled was the exclusion of the Taneyev-completed movements of the Third Concerto, and the inclusion of the execrable Siloti adaptation of the Second's middle movement...