Hi All,
I've recently been listening to a lot of Wagner transcriptions and, in the cover notes to one of these, I came across a reference to there having been 2 Piano Concertos written by Louis Brassin. There are a few other works mentioned as well on Wikipedia (given below) but, aside from the transcriptions of Wagner, nothing else seems to have been recorded!
Première grande polonaise
Deuxième grande polonaise, Op. 18
3eme Grande Polonaise
Feuillet d'album (Album Leaf)
Étude de concert
Impressions d'Automne (Herbst-Eindrücke) Trois etudes
Menuet, Gavotte et Gigue
Polka de la Princesse
Sérénade
Rêverie pastoral
Rêverie
Second Galop de Concert fantastique
Les Adieux, morceau caractéristiques
Grandes Etudes de Concert. Op. 12 [No. 1-6]
Mazurka de Salon, Op. 14
Au clair de la lune, Nocturne, Op. 17
Has anyone here ever heard any of these and, if so, are they any good?
Thanks in advance...
Dear Jonathan, the pieces are in IMSLP?
together with one or two synthesized recordings, I think. That's all I know, though, but will do some further looking...
Brassin composed 3 piano concertos but the 2nd was lost i think.
I have played through the PC No.3 titled (Pastorale) and expect it must be on someone's radar if the parts still exist. There is a buzz and excitement about Brassin. He must have been a considerable pianist to play his own works and arrangements.
Thal