Draeseke & Jadassohn: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 47)

Featuring

Markus Becker
Michael Sanderling
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Salomon Jadassohn
Felix Draeseke

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Composer Biography

Felix Draeseke, another composer on this album, was considered a serious rival to Brahms as a symphonist.

Composition History

Felix Draeseke composed an astonishingly ambitious sacred counterpart to Wagner's Ring cycle, a collection of choral works entitled Christus: A Mystery in three Oratorios with a Prelude, intended to be performed over several days.

Critical Reception

Franz Liszt considered Draeseke's Piano Sonata 'quasi fantasia' (1867) to be one of the most impressive of the modern era.

Historical Context

As a German-Jewish composer, Salomon Jadassohn's music was deliberately suppressed in Germany during the 1930s.

Historical Context

Felix Draeseke's music was extolled by the Nazis as an example of 'pure German art' in the 1930s, leading to a mini-revival that was later tainted by political associations after 1945.

Recording & Production

Salomon Jadassohn's Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor Op 90 and Felix Draeseke's Piano Concerto in E flat, Op 36 are presented as first recordings on this album.

Composer Biography

Salomon Jadassohn, one of the composers on this album, was a teacher to celebrated pupils including Edvard Grieg, Frederick Delius, and Ferruccio Busoni.