Hiller: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 45)
1/12/2024, 9 Tracks, 1:16:18
Featuring
Howard Shelley
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Ferdinand Hiller
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Composer Biography
Ferdinand Hiller was a close friend of many prominent musicians of his time, including Mendelssohn, Cherubini, Rossini, Berlioz, Liszt, and Meyerbeer.
Composer Biography
Ferdinand Hiller, the composer, was a musical prodigy who became a celebrated piano virtuoso, successful composer, conductor, writer on music, and impresario.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in Government House, Hobart, Tasmania, between May 14 and 17, 2007.
Composer Biography
Ferdinand Hiller studied with Johann Nepomuk Hummel, a pupil of Mozart, who was considered one of Europe's greatest composers and pianists at the time.
Recording & Production
The material for Ferdinand Hiller's Piano Concerto No. 2 was supplied by the Fleisher Collection in Philadelphia.
Composition History
Two of the three piano concertos on this album, Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 5 and Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 170, are first recordings.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ferdinand Hiller, a staunch conservative in musical matters, deliberately composed his works to counter the modern developments of the New German School.
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