Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Murray Perahia & Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 are two piano concertos by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, composed in 1830–1831 (No. 1) and 1837 (No. 2). They combine Classical forms with early-Romantic harmonic language and brisk, virtuosic piano writing alongside lyrical orchestral textures, illustrating Mendelssohn's role bridging the Classical and Romantic eras in the nineteenth-century concerto repertoire.
First released: 1975

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25: I. Molto allegro con fuoco
    7:05
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25: II. Andante
    6:28
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25: III. Presto
    6:33
  4. 4.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 40: I. Allegro appassionato
    9:22
  5. 5.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 40: II. Adagio. Molto sostenuto
    7:24
  6. 6.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 40: III. Finale. Presto scherzando
    6:51
  7. 7.
    Prélude et Fugue, op. 35
    8:14
  8. 8.
    Variations sérieuses, op. 54
    11:35
  9. 9.
    Rondo Capriccioso in E major, op. 14
    6:30

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