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Ernst (or Ernö) von Dohnányi was Bartók's classmate, saw his music dismissed by the Nazis as too Hungarian (and, moreover, related by marriage to Dietrich Bonhoeffer) and by the Hungarian Communists as not Hungarian enough, and ended up as a teacher at Florida State University. He suffered a final indignity when modernist fundamentalists rejected his music as too conservative, but a modest revival has been helped along by the fame of his grandson, conductor Christoph von Dohnányi. The two piano concertos here could each be programmed by a middle-rung symphony orchestra and visiting pianist and would send an audience home happy. Although they were composed almost 50 years apart, they are recognizably similar in structure. Both first movements introduce the piano early and use it to subject the orchestral material to lively questioning in complex, rather episodic dialogues. The middle movements are lushly lyrical, and the finales are more motoric, with the sole hints of Hungarian flavor in a generally Brahmsian style. Originally recorded in 2002 and 2004, the two concertos were put together in a sensible 2010 reissue. British pianist Howard Shelley and the BBC Philharmonic under veteran conductor Matthias Bamert deliver engaging, not overly sentimental readings that fit the music, and the Chandos sound is unimpaired in the reissue. At a budget price this is a nice find for those interested in national styles, or, indeed, any lover of the late Romantic concerto.
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 5 (Ernő Dohnányi)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 42 (Ernő Dohnányi)
Howard Shelley, piano - BBC Philharmonic - Matthias Bamert, conductor
2010 Chandos 2010 Chandos
Howard Shelley, piano - BBC Philharmonic - Matthias Bamert, conductor
2010 Chandos 2010 Chandos
Album review
Ernst (or Ernö) von Dohnányi was Bartók's classmate, saw his music dismissed by the Nazis as too Hungarian (and, moreover, related by marriage to Dietrich Bonhoeffer) and by the Hungarian Communists as not Hungarian enough, and ended up as a teacher at Florida State University. He suffered a final indignity when modernist fundamentalists rejected his music as too conservative, but a modest revival has been helped along by the fame of his grandson, conductor Christoph von Dohnányi. The two piano concertos here could each be programmed by a middle-rung symphony orchestra and visiting pianist and would send an audience home happy. Although they were composed almost 50 years apart, they are recognizably similar in structure. Both first movements introduce the piano early and use it to subject the orchestral material to lively questioning in complex, rather episodic dialogues. The middle movements are lushly lyrical, and the finales are more motoric, with the sole hints of Hungarian flavor in a generally Brahmsian style. Originally recorded in 2002 and 2004, the two concertos were put together in a sensible 2010 reissue. British pianist Howard Shelley and the BBC Philharmonic under veteran conductor Matthias Bamert deliver engaging, not overly sentimental readings that fit the music, and the Chandos sound is unimpaired in the reissue. At a budget price this is a nice find for those interested in national styles, or, indeed, any lover of the late Romantic concerto.
© TiVo
Details of the original recording : 71:14 - DDD - Enregistré en septembre 2001 (Concerto n° 1) et janvier 2004 (Concerto n° 2) au Studio 7 de New Broadcasting House, Manchester - Notes en français, anglais et allemand
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:24
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Howard Shelley
- Composer: Ernő Dohnányi
- Label: Chandos
- Area: Hongrie
- Genre: Classical Concertos Keyboard Concertos
- Period: Modern Style
- Collection: Chandos Classics
2010 Chandos 2010 Chandos
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