Moscheles: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 29)

Featuring

Howard Shelley
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Ignaz Moscheles

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Performer Biography

Howard Shelley, the pianist and conductor on this album, has had a distinguished career since his 1971 London debut and often performs in the combined role of conductor and soloist.

Historical Context

During Moscheles' youth, the piano was a 'hot' new instrument, with its societal role comparable to sound recording in the later twentieth century.

Compositional Technique

Moscheles's piano concertos, while retaining the classical framework of Mozart, often expanded and overloaded certain parts beyond classical restraint, especially in the first movement's climactic drives.

Composer Biography

Moscheles, who came from Prague's German-speaking Jewish community, became a star at age fourteen by publicly performing his own piano concerto.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Among his rivals, Moscheles stood out for his classicism and originality, never abandoning the surprise, intellectual challenge, and emotional depth found in Mozart and Clementi.

Composer Biography

Moscheles was appointed principal piano teacher at the Leipzig Conservatorium in 1846 by his close friend and colleague Mendelssohn.

Composer Biography

Ignaz Moscheles, a cosmopolitan virtuoso, had a long career spanning the development of the piano from Beethoven to Liszt, playing an important part in its evolution.