The Second Piano Concerto in C Major, featured on this recording, previously only existed in manuscript form, and this first recording led to the creation and planned publication of a printed score by Breitkopf & Härtel.
Critical Reception
Ignaz Moscheles was impressed by Eduard Franck's First Piano Concerto, praising its noble stance, poetic ideas, and good instrumentation, countering less favorable views from the "New German" school.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Eduard Franck is regarded as an intermediary between generations, anticipating new masters like Brahms and Bruckner, rather than merely a successor to his role models.
Performer Biography
Fawzi Haimor, the conductor on this album, has been the General Music Director of the Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen since September 2017 and has conducted numerous orchestras worldwide.
Composition History
The First Piano Concerto in D Minor Op. 11, recorded on this album, was completed by 1848 at the latest and was dedicated to Clara Schumann.
Composer Biography
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, a famous music director, took Eduard Franck under his wing between 1836-1840 in Düsseldorf and Leipzig, and they also performed together.
Composer Biography
Eduard Franck, a composer and pianist, was from an art-loving banker's family in Breslau and showed musical talent from an early age, playing Bach's Well-tempered Clavier at nine.
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