Moscheles: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 36)
1/12/2024, 10 Tracks, 1:12:01
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.
Composer Biography
Ignaz Moscheles, a pianist-composer, was considered by many to be the supreme virtuoso between 1815 and 1830, combining technical brilliance with expressive power and artistic mastery.
Notable Performances
During a performance of his Recollections of Ireland, Op 69, in 1826, Ignaz Moscheles had to pretend to play due to a boisterous audience throwing orange peel, signaling his orchestra to do the same.
Composer Biography
Ignaz Moscheles, the composer, arranged the piano score of Beethoven's opera Fidelio in 1814, leading to regular visits and a friendship with Beethoven.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ignaz Moscheles's early piano concertos, like those on this album, retain a classical orientation, contrasting with his later, more audaciously progressive Romantic concertos.
Composer Biography
Ignaz Moscheles, the composer, met and taught a young Mendelssohn in Berlin in 1824, which began a lifelong and intimate friendship.
