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Carl Reinecke was born in 1824 and lived long enough to make a recording; he was the first composer to record his own music and among the first pianists to record at all. In his own time, he was spoken of in the same breath as Brahms, but nowadays, except for a few incidental pieces, he is largely forgotten. Hearing this recording of three of Reinecke's four piano concertos in the hands of Simon Callaghan and the Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, it is hard to understand the neglect. Was he Brahms? No, Brahms is a lifetime rabbit hole, but neither is he derivative of anyone else. There are surely elements of Brahms in this music and of Mendelssohn, but many of Reinecke's ideas are his own. The slow movements are lovely; that of the Piano Concerto No. 4 in B minor, Op. 254, is like an operatic scene without words. Reinecke was a touring pianist, and the outer movements effectively merge virtuosity with complex sonata forms. Sample the first movement of the Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 72, where the piano solos have an attractive and dramatic quasi-improvisatory quality, drawing on the harmonic structure but not so much the melodic material of the tutti. This concerto is probably the strongest of the three and could be added profitably to any symphonic concert, but nothing here could be called dull; the performances are clean, and the sound environment of St. Gallen's symphony hall ideal.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Carl Reinecke, Composer - Modestas Pitrenas, Conductor, MainArtist - Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
Carl Reinecke, Composer - Modestas Pitrenas, Conductor, MainArtist - Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
Carl Reinecke, Composer - Modestas Pitrenas, Conductor, MainArtist - Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
Carl Reinecke, Composer - Modestas Pitrenas, Conductor, MainArtist - Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
Carl Reinecke, Composer - Modestas Pitrenas, Conductor, MainArtist - Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
Carl Reinecke, Composer - Modestas Pitrenas, Conductor, MainArtist - Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
Carl Reinecke, Composer - Modestas Pitrenas, Conductor, MainArtist - Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
Carl Reinecke, Composer - Modestas Pitrenas, Conductor, MainArtist - Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
Carl Reinecke, Composer - Modestas Pitrenas, Conductor, MainArtist - Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Callaghan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
Albumbeschreibung
Carl Reinecke was born in 1824 and lived long enough to make a recording; he was the first composer to record his own music and among the first pianists to record at all. In his own time, he was spoken of in the same breath as Brahms, but nowadays, except for a few incidental pieces, he is largely forgotten. Hearing this recording of three of Reinecke's four piano concertos in the hands of Simon Callaghan and the Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, it is hard to understand the neglect. Was he Brahms? No, Brahms is a lifetime rabbit hole, but neither is he derivative of anyone else. There are surely elements of Brahms in this music and of Mendelssohn, but many of Reinecke's ideas are his own. The slow movements are lovely; that of the Piano Concerto No. 4 in B minor, Op. 254, is like an operatic scene without words. Reinecke was a touring pianist, and the outer movements effectively merge virtuosity with complex sonata forms. Sample the first movement of the Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 72, where the piano solos have an attractive and dramatic quasi-improvisatory quality, drawing on the harmonic structure but not so much the melodic material of the tutti. This concerto is probably the strongest of the three and could be added profitably to any symphonic concert, but nothing here could be called dull; the performances are clean, and the sound environment of St. Gallen's symphony hall ideal.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:57
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen Simon Callaghan Modestas Pitrenas
- Composer: Carl Reinecke
- Label: Hyperion
- Genre: Klassiek
© 2023 Hyperion Records Limited ℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
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