 | from Stenhammar: Piano Concertos (CDA67750) 1 Molto moderato e maestoso – Sostenuto e tranquillo – Agitato [15'34] 45 minutes 52 seconds 4 tracks2 Vivacissimo [4'30] 3 Andante [12'33] 4 Allegro commodo – Andante con moto [13'15] ‘Hyperion's 49th is a real humdinger … few will be able to resist the tumultous finale [Second Concerto]. Manze was a shrewd choice of conductor, as was Seta Tanyel as soloist, a pianist whose ly ... ‘This is a piece certainly worth having. Seta Tanyel is in full command of the pianistic demands, and Andrew Manze conducts the Helsingborg orchestra with finesse and energy’ (The Daily Telegraph) ‘Wilhelm Stenhammar's two piano concertos are astonishing works, and their neglect outside the composer's native Sweden is shameful. As with much of his output, they derive their complexity and streng ... |