Flotow: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Jubel Overture - Wilhelm Von Oranien by Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra|carl Petersson - Uhune

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Friedrich von Flotow was a true one-hit wonder of Romantic music; his opera Martha is virtually the only work of his that has been performed for decades. In his own time he was a successful musician, dividing his time between northern Germany and Paris and eventually becoming the musical director of the theater at Schwerin, for which he composed the two attractive pieces of theater music heard at the end of this disc. The two piano concertos come from earlier in his career; they were composed in 1830 and 1831. These are real rarities; the second is apparently receiving not just its premiere on recordings but its world premiere of any kind. And the amazing thing is that it's by far the most interesting of the four works on the album. These concertos were written shortly after Flotow finished his studies in Paris, but nothing could have prepared his teachers for this work. It may well be the first piano concerto written in four-movement symphonic form, and its opening Andantino, with the piano immediately picking up and expanding a short minor-key orchestral cell, seems to point forward to Brahms, who wasn't even born yet. The first concerto is less striking formally, but it too has its surprises, such as a very festive moment toward the end of the first movement where the brasses enter and assert control. Pianist Carl Petersson and the Pilsen Philharmonic (hope they get free beer at rehearsal) play with a fine sense of the young composer's ebullience in a nice feat of rediscovery.

1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor: I. Allegro risoluto- Animato

by Carl Petersson, Friedrich Von Flotow, Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra

Composer: Friedrich Von Flotow; Composer
Primary Artist: Carl Petersson; Main Performer
Orchestra: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Conductor: Hans Peter Wiesheu; Conductor

2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor: II. Adagio

by Carl Petersson, Friedrich Von Flotow, Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra

Composer: Friedrich Von Flotow; Composer
Primary Artist: Carl Petersson; Main Performer
Orchestra: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Conductor: Hans Peter Wiesheu; Conductor

3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor: III. Rondeau. Allegretto grazioso- con fuoco

by Carl Petersson, Friedrich Von Flotow, Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra

Composer: Friedrich Von Flotow; Composer
Primary Artist: Carl Petersson; Main Performer
Orchestra: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Conductor: Hans Peter Wiesheu; Conductor

4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Minor: I. Andantino - Allegro - Marziale più mosso

by Carl Petersson, Friedrich Von Flotow, Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra

Composer: Friedrich Von Flotow; Composer
Primary Artist: Carl Petersson; Main Performer
Orchestra: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Conductor: Hans Peter Wiesheu; Conductor

5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Minor: II. Scherzo. Vivarce e leggieramente

by Carl Petersson, Friedrich Von Flotow, Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra

Composer: Friedrich Von Flotow; Composer
Primary Artist: Carl Petersson; Main Performer
Orchestra: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Conductor: Hans Peter Wiesheu; Conductor

6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Minor: III. Adagio

by Carl Petersson, Friedrich Von Flotow, Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra

Composer: Friedrich Von Flotow; Composer
Primary Artist: Carl Petersson; Main Performer
Orchestra: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Conductor: Hans Peter Wiesheu; Conductor

7. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Minor: IV. Rondo. Allegretto scherzando-Maestoso-Tempo I

by Carl Petersson, Friedrich Von Flotow, Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra

Composer: Friedrich Von Flotow; Composer
Primary Artist: Carl Petersson; Main Performer
Orchestra: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Conductor: Hans Peter Wiesheu; Conductor

8. Jubel Overture

by Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra, Friedrich Von Flotow

Primary Artist: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Main Performer
Composer: Friedrich Von Flotow; Composer
Orchestra: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Conductor: Hans Peter Wiesheu; Conductor

9. Wilhelm von Oranien in Whitehall: Introduction. Moderato - Allegro

by Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra, Friedrich Von Flotow

Primary Artist: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Main Performer
Composer: Friedrich Von Flotow; Composer
Orchestra: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Conductor: Hans Peter Wiesheu; Conductor

10. Wilhelm von Oranien in Whitehall, Act II: Andante

by Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra, Friedrich Von Flotow

Primary Artist: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Main Performer
Composer: Friedrich Von Flotow; Composer
Orchestra: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Conductor: Hans Peter Wiesheu; Conductor

11. Wilhelm von Oranien in Whitehall, Act III: Maestoso "Rule Britannia"

by Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra, Friedrich Von Flotow

Primary Artist: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Main Performer
Composer: Friedrich Von Flotow; Composer
Orchestra: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Conductor: Hans Peter Wiesheu; Conductor

12. Wilhelm von Oranien in Whitehall, Act IV: Andante

by Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra, Friedrich Von Flotow

Primary Artist: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Main Performer
Composer: Friedrich Von Flotow; Composer
Orchestra: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Conductor: Hans Peter Wiesheu; Conductor

13. Wilhelm von Oranien in Whitehall, Act V: Moderato - Andante - Allegro

by Carl Petersson, Friedrich Von Flotow, Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra

Composer: Friedrich Von Flotow; Composer
Primary Artist: Carl Petersson; Main Performer
Orchestra: Pilsen Philarmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Conductor: Hans Peter Wiesheu; Conductor

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Concertos, Classical

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Sterling Records

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Apr 21, 2016

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