Brüll: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 20)

Featuring

Martin Roscoe
Martyn Brabbins
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ignaz Brüll

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Critical Reception

Brüll's close association with Johannes Brahms, while ensuring biographical facts survived, prevented a proper evaluation of Brüll as an independent artist, leading to his unjust neglect today.

Composer Biography

Ignaz Brüll, born in 1846, was the eldest son of a prosperous Jewish merchant family and moved to Vienna in 1850, which became the center of his life and work.

Composer Biography

Brüll's house in Vienna became a social focus after his marriage in 1882, attracting a large circle of friends including Johannes Brahms, Carl Goldmark, and Gustav Mahler.

Composer's Artistic Vision

As a composer, Brüll remained faithful to the conservative-classical school, characterized by a clear awareness of form based on Classical models and a moderate expression.

Cultural Impact

Brüll's opera Das goldene Kreuz, first performed in 1875, was an enormous success that overshadowed his other compositions and kept his name alive for decades until the Nazi ban on Jewish artists.

Composer Biography

Anton Rubinstein, a renowned pianist and composer, provided an enthusiastic assessment of Brüll when he was fourteen, which was decisive in his pursuit of a musical career.

Composer Biography

Brüll was highly respected as a pianist by colleagues like Franz Liszt, Anton Rubinstein, and Clara Schumann, and was known for his sympathetic insight into the essence of a work.