Piano Concertos: Op. 123 (1806) / Op. 151 (1826)

Album by Ferdinand Ries & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra & Uwe Grodd & Christopher Hinterhuber

Piano Concertos: Op. 123 (1806) / Op. 151 (1826) is an album collecting two piano concertos by German composer Ferdinand Ries, comprising works composed in 1806 and 1826. The music blends classical concerto structures with early Romantic pianism—featuring virtuosic solo passages, expressive slow movements and dialoguing orchestral textures—and reflects Ries's career trajectory from a Beethoven-influenced pianist-composer toward a more individual Romantic voice in the early 19th century.

Piano Concertos: Op. 123 (1806) / Op. 151 (1826) by Ferdinand Ries - album cover

First released: November 2005

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1.
Piano Concerto in A-flat major, op. 151 "Gruss an den Rhein": I. Allegro con moto
12:45
2.
Piano Concerto in A-flat major, op. 151 "Gruss an den Rhein": II. Larghetto con moto
4:56
3.
Piano Concerto in A-flat major, op. 151 "Gruss an den Rhein": III. Rondo: Allegro molto
11:22
4.
Piano Concerto in C major, op. 123: I. Allegro con spirito
15:01
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Piano Concerto in C major, op. 123: II. Larghetto quasi andante
6:29
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Piano Concerto in C major, op. 123: III. Rondo: Allegro vivace
10:19