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Eberl: Concerto for 2 Pianos & Sonatas for Piano 4 Hands

5/4/2018, 9 Tracks, 58:19

Featuring

  • Michael Alexander Willens
  • Paolo Giacometti
  • Riko Fukuda
  • Kölner Akademie
  • Anton Eberl

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Recording & Production

This CD production was made possible by the financial support of Ruud van Ommeren and Bureau Zuidema.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Anton Eberl was closely associated with Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, possibly even his student, and composed a cantata titled 'At Mozart's Grave' after Mozart's death in 1791.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

In 1802, a travelogue by Julius Wilhelm Fischer ranked Anton Eberl alongside Beethoven as one of the strongest composers of piano music, noting their shared novelty, fire, and power.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Anton Eberl, the composer on this album, was initially destined for a legal career, but his parents' bankruptcy forced him to pursue music.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

Riko Fukuda plays a Michael Rosenberger fortepiano from Vienna, circa 1800, with a walnut case, a 5 1/2-octave keyboard, and two knee-levers.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

Paolo Giacometti performs on a Mathias Müller fortepiano from Vienna, circa 1810, featuring a mahogany case, a 6-octave keyboard, and four pedals.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Anton Eberl's Double Concerto for Two Pianos, Op. 45, was premiered on January 6, 1804, with Eberl himself and his pupil Katharina von Hochenadl as soloists.

Source: Booklet

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