from Herz: Piano Concertos Nos 3, 4 & 5 (CDA67537) 1 Allegro moderato [9'20] 22 minutes 39 seconds 3 tracks2 Andante cantabile [5'29] 3 Rondo russe: Allegro vivace [7'50] ‘Here, magnificently performed and recorded, is music to set heads nodding and feet tapping, the epitome of art which scorns profundity and elevates pianistic acrobatics to a high and elegant plane’ ( ... ‘Howard Shelley is well up to the considerable technical challenges that these works present and, apart from phrasing intelligently himself, persuades the orchestra to follow suit. In all, a disc that ... ‘These charming concertos, the second of three volumes conducted by Shelley from the keyboard, are just the thing to set the feet tapping’ (The Observer) |