from Melcer: Piano Concertos (CDA67630) 1 Allegro moderato [14'42] 37 minutes 16 seconds 3 tracks2 Andante non troppo lento [12'19] 3 Allegro con fuoco [10'15] ‘The Second Concerto from 1898, also in three movements, is crowned by a hair-raising final Allegro con fuoco, a remarkable tour de force which, were it ever to be heard in a concert hall, would have ... ‘Melcer's own abundant originality shines out frequently, notable in the marvellously poetic latter portions of the first movement of the C minor Concerto … Jonathan Plowright and Christoph König ... ‘Jonathan Plowright explores more of the Polish keyboard repertoire with these technically unforgiving but hugely enjoyable late 19th-century works by Henryk Melcer. The first bursts with melodic inve ... |