Piano Concerto in C major, Op 100 (Pixis)
from Pixis & Thalberg: Piano Concertos (CDA67915)
1 Allegro moderato [13'19]
2 Adagio cantabile [3'57]
3 Rondo: Allegretto scherzando [8'55]
26 minutes 11 seconds 3 tracks
‘Howard Shelley gives us fine performances. There's exquisite filigree in the Pixis, while the Thalberg has swagger and panache’ (The Guardian)
‘The music is played with obvious affection and deep understanding, revealing to us, almost 200 years later, just what it was that attracted audiences of the late Georgian period. Nor … is any of ...
‘Howard Shelley has made his name with this type of repertoire, and I think this disc may be the best I have heard of his … Pixis is another of those now forgotten composers who were household na ...