Reinecke & Sauer: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 87)

Featuring

Simon Callaghan
Modestas Pitrėnas
Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen
Carl Reinecke
Emil von Sauer

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Compositional Technique

Carl Reinecke's Piano Concerto No. 3 is one of the few concertos that begin with the solo piano rather than an orchestral introduction, similar to Beethoven's Fourth and Saint-Saëns's Second and Third concertos.

Composer Biography

Emil von Sauer, a student of Liszt and Nicolai Rubinstein, was considered one of the world's most eminent pianists for over five decades, though his name is often omitted from the pantheon of 'Golden Age' pianists.

Notable Performances

Emil von Sauer's Piano Concerto No. 2 premiered in Berlin in 1902, conducted by Richard Strauss, at the Kroll Opera House, which later became the temporary seat of the German parliament.

Composer Biography

Carl Reinecke, a prolific composer with 288 opus numbers, was also a pianist, violinist, conductor, arranger, and teacher, active from the time of Schubert and Beethoven until his death in 1910.

Album & Artwork

This album is part of Hyperion's "Romantic Piano Concerto" series and serves as a companion to previous volumes featuring Emil von Sauer's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Carl Reinecke's Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2, and 4.

Compositional Technique

Emil von Sauer's Piano Concerto No. 2 is unified by thematic transformation, with several motifs recurring in different guises, most notably a sequence of descending fourths.