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Huss & Schelling: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 16)

1/26/2024, 7 Tracks, 1:01:01

Featuring

  • Martyn Brabbins
  • Ian Hobson
  • BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  • Henry Holden Huss
  • Ernest Schelling

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Composer Biography

Ernest Schelling, another composer on this album, was a musical prodigy who made his piano debut at age four and was later taken on as the only American pupil of the famous pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski.

Source: Booklet

Cultural Impact

Ernest Schelling was known for his Young Peoples' Concerts, where he pioneered illustrating concerts with large-format glass lantern slides, earning him a commemorative bust in Carnegie Hall.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The Piano Concerto in B major by Henry Holden Huss is unique in the piano concerto genre for its choice of B major as the home key, possibly indicating a model from Wagnerian music-drama.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

Critics were divided on Henry Holden Huss's piano playing; while some praised his polish, the New York Times critic suggested he entrust performances of his music to more capable musicians.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

This recording is the first foray into Americana for Hyperion's ongoing 'Romantic Piano Concerto' series.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ernest Schelling's Suite Fantastique includes American folk tunes like 'Dixie' and 'The Swanee River' because he composed it while homesick for America during his studies in Europe.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Henry Holden Huss, one of the composers on this album, studied at the Munich Royal Conservatory with Rheinberger, an organist and composer, and also studied piano with Joseph Giehrl, a pupil of Liszt.

Source: Booklet

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