from Draeseke & Jadassohn: Piano Concertos (CDA67636) 1 Introduction quasi recitativo: Allegro appassionato – Andante [2'05] 15 minutes 34 seconds 3 tracks2 Adagio sostenuto [4'43] 3 Ballade: Allegro patetico – Molto più mosso [8'46] ‘The busy piano-writing in these two world premieres is brilliant and passionate, the scoring [Jadassohn] is textbook 1887 and the musical structure inventive … Hyperion's A-team for concertos (A ... ‘Altogether an enjoyable disc for those who would explore the unfrequented byways of Romanticism’ (BBC Music Magazine) ‘These pieces, which burst with … memorable tunes and lashings of showy arpeggios, are played with admirable swagger by Markus Becker and are a welcome addition to Hyperion's exhaustive study of ... |