Oswald and Napoleão Piano Concertos

[alharris]

This is a very intriguing upcoming release on Hyperion. Two composers about whom I know nothing, Henrique Oswald and Alfredo Napoleão:

http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/al.asp?al=CDA67984

[FBerwald]

Wow! An amazingly promising vol 64

[TerraEpon]

I got excioted for a second as I know of a Napoleão who was a good friend of Gottschalk and arranged some of the later's music....but a quick Google makes it seems as if they were not the same person....wonder if they are related, or is Napoleão a common Brazillian name?

[thalbergmad]

The Napoleao was broadcast on Radio 3 a couple of weeks ago. If Chopin took steroids he might have composed something similar.

I have not as yet studied the Oswald score, but I do intend to give it a run through.

Thal

[Mykulh]

Alberto Nepomuceno (1864-1920)'s Symphony in G minor (1893) and Henrique Oswald (1852-1931)'s Symphony, Op. 43 (1910) were issued on LP in the 1960s on the Brazilian Festa label. As I recall, both were very attractive works.

[Alan Howe]

This is certainly an adventurous release. Very intriguing.

[eschiss1]

The Nepomuceno symphony is in our archives, I think. It -is- a really good piece, I think...

[jameswesthead]

The upcoming Hyperion recording of the Oswald Piano Concerto was broadcast, complete, on Classic FM on 10th July at 8pm in a program devoted to Brazilian music. I happened to be listening in  my car at the time and was intrigued. However, I found the piece to be dull as ditchwater, with little melodic interest, although I have to confess to finishing my journey before the 3rd movement got underway. A pity I found it so uninteresting, though Hyperion have t be congratulated for a thoroughly unusual disc.

[giles.enders]

The release date for these two concertos is October 1st 1014

[FBerwald]

"If Chopin took steroids "  ? Could you clarify?

[Gauk]

Similar to the old description of some Soviet composers as "Tchaikovsky and benzadrine".

[semloh]

It would be good to hear some opinions as to the merits of the CD once it falls into members' hands. I am hoping that James's 'in-car' impressions are an artefact of the stresses of driving! 

[Alan Howe]

Love the excerpts at Hyperion's website! This'll be high-up on my wants list.

[Alan Howe]

The Oswald is quite a heavy, serious Germanic piece. It's the Napoleão PC2 that's the gem here - a most attractive work along the lines of Saint-Saëns or Godard. Its opening is almost operatic in its feel (a bit like a verismo prelude or intermezzo). Anyway, it may not be especially subtle, but it's really lovely - and memorable.

To sum up: buy this CD!!!

[FBerwald]

I wonder if they will do Napoleão's Piano Concerto No. 1 & Oswald's Op. 28