The German composer Künneke was known mainly for his Operettas and song music, and some of it is apparently still in some fashion, a great deal of it readily available to purchase.
His forgotten Piano Concerto (1935, Ab major) however is beyond words. It's energetic, flamboyant, romantic, and has great orchestration to compliment its memorable melodies and well-written piano part. Its second movement is also of note, one of the most beatiful and refreshing Concerto middle movements I've heard in a long time.
There's a CD recording made in 1997 with Tiny Wirtz as the soloist, a quite good performance.
I believe a great service to musicians would be made if this Concerto were made more available to study with future performances in mind. I don't have any connections or clue as to how one might go about locating an "unsung" orchestral score, or even find out where the manuscripts are located, and internet databases only get you so far. According to Worldcat, there are 2-piano versions (publ 1935) sitting & gathering dust in some two libraries at London and Netherlands. As far as I know this 1935 2-pno is the only available edition of the Concerto, sadly, no recent editions exist. And you can only get so far with a 2-piano version, you're going to need or want to study the orchestral score sooner than later, I think.
Anybody else know anything about this Concerto? Do recently published editions exist? Other recorded performances? Sheet music in their pocket?
His forgotten Piano Concerto (1935, Ab major) however is beyond words. It's energetic, flamboyant, romantic, and has great orchestration to compliment its memorable melodies and well-written piano part. Its second movement is also of note, one of the most beatiful and refreshing Concerto middle movements I've heard in a long time.
There's a CD recording made in 1997 with Tiny Wirtz as the soloist, a quite good performance.
I believe a great service to musicians would be made if this Concerto were made more available to study with future performances in mind. I don't have any connections or clue as to how one might go about locating an "unsung" orchestral score, or even find out where the manuscripts are located, and internet databases only get you so far. According to Worldcat, there are 2-piano versions (publ 1935) sitting & gathering dust in some two libraries at London and Netherlands. As far as I know this 1935 2-pno is the only available edition of the Concerto, sadly, no recent editions exist. And you can only get so far with a 2-piano version, you're going to need or want to study the orchestral score sooner than later, I think.
Anybody else know anything about this Concerto? Do recently published editions exist? Other recorded performances? Sheet music in their pocket?