Contents:
ADOLF VON HENSELT (1814-1889)
PIANO CONCERTO IN F MINOR, op 16 [total 29'53]
- Allegro patetico - Religioso - Reprise [13'16]
- Larghetto [8'04]
- Allegro agitato [8'04]
VARIATIONS DE CONCERT, op 11 [17'39]
on 'Quand je quittai la Normandie' from Meyerbeer's 'Robert le Diable'
- Introduzione (Larghetto ma non troppo)
- Theme (Moderato)
- Variation 1 (Grazioso assai)
- Variation 2 (Un poco piu lento e sostenuto)
- Variation 3 (Scherzando)
- Variation 4 (Con fuoco e pomposo)
- Variation 5 (Vivace ma non troppo)
- Adagio - Cadenza
- Finale (Allegro vivace)
CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN (1813-1888)
CONCERTO DA CAMERA IN C SHARP MINOR, op 10 no 2
- Allegro moderato [2'47]
- Adagio [3'03]
- Tempo 1 [1'40]
CONCERTO DA CAMERA IN A MINOR, op 10 no 1
- Allegro moderato [4'45]
- Adagio [3'02]
- Rondo: Allegro [6'27]
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