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Scharwenka: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 33)

10/27/2023, 6 Tracks, 1:18:50

Featuring

  • Seta Tanyel
  • Tadeusz Strugała
  • NDR Radiophilharmonie
  • Xaver Scharwenka

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Composer Biography

Scharwenka's first set of Polish National Dances, Op 3, became immensely popular, selling millions of copies and securing his fame and success.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The Piano Concerto No. 3 is symphonically stronger than the second, with a more integrated piano and orchestra, and uses cyclic form where themes reappear and are varied across movements.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

Many Romantic piano concertos from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Scharwenka's, have fallen into obscurity due to changing ideals and biases against the Romantic era.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Scharwenka's Piano Concerto No. 2 premiered in Vienna on December 12, 1880, with the composer as the soloist.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Xaver Scharwenka, though born in what would become Poland, received his musical education in Berlin and considered it his spiritual home.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Scharwenka founded his own conservatories in Berlin (1881) and New York (1891), living in the USA for seven years before returning to Germany.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

During the lifetime of Franz Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924), the big Romantic piano concerto evolved into full maturity and then began its decline.

Source: Booklet

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