The Pupils of Beethoven

Carl Czerny (Composer), Ferdinand Ries (Composer), Helmut Froschauer (Conductor), Theodor Guschlbauer (Conductor), Vienna Chamber Orchestra / Salzburg Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra), Salzburg Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra), Felicja Blumental (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Felicja Blumental
• Orchestra: Vienna Chamber Orchestra / Salzburg Chamber Orchestra, Salzburg Chamber Orchestra
• Conductor: Helmut Froschauer, Theodor Guschlbauer
• Composer: Carl Czerny, Ferdinand Ries
• Audio CD (April 14, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B000095S48
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #522,385 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Allegro moderato. Carl Czerny, Piano Concerto in A minor Op 214.

2. Adagio con moto, cantablie - Rondo-Allegro con anima. Carl Czerny, Piano Concerto in A minor Op 214.

3. Allegro Maestoso. Ferdinand Ries, Piano Concerto in C sharp minor Op 55.

4. Larghetto. Ferdinand Ries, Piano Concerto in C sharp minor Op 55.

5. Rondo-Allegretto. Ferdinand Ries, Piano Concerto in C sharp minor Op 55.

Editorial Reviews

Carl Czerny: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 214

Carl Czerny (1791 – 1857) was extraordinarily productive, composing over 1,000 works, many of them for the piano during a period of great change for the instrument. Physical frailty and a growing disinterest in performing in public resulted in him staying in Vienna where he was able to maintain contact with Hummel, Clementi, Chopin and Beethoven’s intimate circle.

It is unclear how many piano concertos Czerny composed but this is certainly the best known and most attractive. It is in the usual three movements with the first in binary form with the dramatic piano entrance, a monothematic second movement and a concluding rondo. (Recorded in Vienna in 1968)

Ferdinand Ries: Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, Op. 55

Like Czerny, Ferdinand Ries (1784 – 1838) was prolific. His output included 8 symphonies, 26 string quartets and a large body of piano music including 8 piano concertos. The third in C sharp minor, was dedicated to fellow virtuoso Muzio Clementi and is his best-known work.

The concerto’s eventful first movement is generically romantic rather than Beethovenesque. The teachers’ influence can be heard more in the entrance of the piano in the bold chordal assertions. The delicate and introverted second movement ends not in the original key but in preparation for the finale with its sprightly theme in a major key. The concerto ends surprisingly in a reassertion of C sharp minor.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A forgotten masterpiece, March 18, 2005

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This magnificant concerto by Czerny at first I thought I could be hearing a concerto by Hummel. It is now a real favourite and with the splendid playing of Felicja Blumental (it is a real gem and full of fun. As our Concert FM announcer said when playing it on the request session 'You find yourself singing laong and tapping your feet- I am sure it was enjoyed by a great many. What other gems like this are remaining to be rediscovered.

Stuart McLaen