Gernsheim cello and piano concertos

[Alan Howe]

There must be continuities between these different generations, especially with those of a more conservative turn of mind. However, take Woyrsch, for example, and one realises how far he moves beyond Gernsheim/Thieriot after his 1st Symphony through greater use of chromaticism. The same is true of Fritz Brun.

[Alan Howe]

Here's the download for sale:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9743927--friedrich-gernsheim-piano-concerto-op-16-cello-concerto-op-78-zu-einem-drama-op-82

No doubt the CD will soon follow...

[Alan Howe]

Advertised here as a January 1st CD release:
https://www.clicmusique.com/friedrich-gernsheim-concertos-pour-piano-pour-violoncelle-einem-drama-triendl-hulshoff-baumer-p-112867.html?osCsid=3u754esm3i3q15rmknjlm3e5t4

[Alan Howe]

...although the CD has in fact now been released by jpc:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/friedrich-gernsheim-klavierkonzert/hnum/6142540

[Alan Howe]

My copy of this superlative recording has now arrived and more than ever I am astonished at the neglect of Gernsheim's Piano Concerto which has truly memorable themes throughout. Oliver Triendl's performance has all the virtuosity required and the orchestral support here is outstanding. The work could have been a jewel in Hyperion's RPC crown, but instead cpo are to be congratulated on a magnificent release. With the generous coupling of Gernsheim's late masterpiece Zu einem Drama and his equally late and taut Cello Concerto, this is an unmissable release.