The Piano Concertos / Rondo Brilliant, Op. 29

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Martin Helmchen & Antwerp Symphony Orchestra & Philippe Herreweghe

The Piano Concertos / Rondo Brilliant, Op. 29 is an album-length recording of Felix Mendelssohn's piano concertos together with his Rondo Brilliant, Op. 29, with the Rondo originally composed in 1834 and the concertos dating from the early 1830s. The music exemplifies early Romantic style, pairing virtuosic, classically structured piano writing with transparent, balanced orchestration and lyrical melodies, and the inclusion of the Rondo Brilliant highlights Mendelssohn's penchant for brilliant salon pieces that bridge his concerto output and smaller-scale repertoire.

The Piano Concertos / Rondo Brilliant, Op. 29 by Mendelssohn - album cover

First released: September 2010

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1.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O 7: I. Molto allegro con fuoco
7:31
2.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O 7: II. Andante
6:19
3.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O 7: III. Presto
6:59
4.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40, MWV O 11: I. Allegro appassionato
9:36
5.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40, MWV O 11: II. Adagio - Molto sostenuto
6:07
6.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40, MWV O 11: III. Finale. Presto scherzando
7:05
7.
Rondo brillant in E-Flat Major, Op. 29
11:20