Andreas Haefliger, the pianist on this album, gave the world premiere of Dieter Ammann's Gran Toccata at the BBC Proms in 2019.
Recording & Production
The Ammann concerto on this album was recorded live at public concerts on November 6th and 7th, 2019, at the Helsinki Music Centre.
Composition History
Béla Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3 was his last work, which he nearly completed before his death from leukemia in 1945.
Composition History
Dieter Ammann's Piano Concerto, subtitled Gran Toccata, was written between 2016 and 2019 and is a world premiere recording.
Performer Biography
Susanna Mälkki, the conductor, was formerly a successful cellist and one of the principals of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra before her conducting studies.
Composition History
Maurice Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand was commissioned by pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm in World War I.
Compositional Technique
Dieter Ammann's Piano Concerto uses microtonality, including spectral harmony or quarter-tones, as a further subdivision of chromatic writing.
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