The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 4 - Arensky and Bortkiewiez

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Compact Disc CDA66624

£13.99

Recorded in Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, on 21, 22 August 1992

Recording Engineer: TONY FAULKNER
Recording Producer: ANDREW KEENER
Design: GD GRAPHICS
Executive Producers: JOANNA GAMBLE; MICHAEL SPRING

Š Hyperion Records Ltd, London, MCMXCIII

Duration: 70'40
DDD

The Romantic Piano Concerto - 4

Arensky and Bortkiewiez

STEPHEN COOMBS piano
BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
JERZY MAKSYMIUK

Contents:

ANTON ARENSKY (1861-1906)

Allegro maestoso [12'08]
Andante con moto [6'47]
Scherzo-Finale: Allegro molto [6'40]
Fantasia on Russian folksongs, op 48 [8'55]
SERGEI BORTKIEWICZ (1877-1952)
Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat major, op 16
Lento - Allegro deciso [16'46]
Andante sostenuto [6'34]
Molto vivace e con brio [12'14]

'A couple of piano concertos that have been waiting in the wings for the committed advocacy they deserve and have finally received' (Fanfare, USA)

'A model issue from a source which has become a byword for the best in enterprise' (Gramophone)

'Coombs is an artist of great sensitivity and effortless virtuosity, and he makes the best possible case for both' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

'Coombs's unimpeachable musicianship and authority carry all before it' (Piano International)

See also:: The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 1 - Moszkowski and Paderewski; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 2 - Medtner; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 3 - Mendelssohn Double Concertos; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 5 - Balakirev and Rimsky-Korsakov; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 6 - Dohnányi; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 7 - Alkan and Henselt; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 8 - Medtner; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 9 - Eugen d'Albert; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 10 - Weber; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 11 - Scharwenka and Sauer; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 12 - Parry and Stanford; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 13 - Glazunov and Goedicke; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 14 - Litolff; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 15 - Hahn and Massenet; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 16 - Huss and Schelling; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 17 - Mendelssohn; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 18 - Korngold and Marx; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 19 - Tovey and Mackenzie; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 20 - Brüll; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 21 - Kullak and Dreyschock; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 22 - Busoni; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 23 - Holbrooke and Wood; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 24 - Vianna da Motta; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 25 - Edward MacDowell; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 26 - Litolff; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 27 - Saint-Saëns; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 28 - Stojowski; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 29 - Moscheles; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 30 - Lyapunov; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 31 - Fuchs and Kiel; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 32 - Moscheles; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 33 - Scharwenka; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 34 - Pierné; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 35 - Herz; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 36 - Moscheles; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 37 - Nápravník & Blumenfeld; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 38 - Rubinstein & Scharwenka; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 39 - Delius and Ireland; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 40 - Henri Herz; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 41 - Friedrich Kalkbrenner; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 42 - Alnćs & Sinding; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 43 - Sterndale Bennett & Bache; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 44 - Melcer; The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 45 - Hiller

The Romantic Piano Concerto - 4

Arensky and Bortkiewiez

STEPHEN COOMBS piano BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA JERZY MAKSYMIUK

STEPHEN COOMBS piano
BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
JERZY MAKSYMIUK