Title: Busch: Piano Concerto in C Major, Op. 31 & Other Piano Works Artist: Florence Millet Label: Cpo Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 761203557424 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2025-04-04 Number of Discs: 1
Usually, the music world commemorates the important birthdays or anniversaries of the deaths of it's celebrities. It is extremely rare for a work itself to be honoured with an anniversary celebration and presented accordingly. The present recording is one of these exceptions, because the featured work was first heard exactly one hundred years ago. On 19 December 1924, Fritz Busch conducted the premiere of his Piano Concerto Op. 31 at the Semperoper in Dresden, which had just been completed by his brother Adolf, the celebrated violinist and devoted composer. The soloist at the premiere was Rudolf Serkin, for whom his future father-in-law had written the work. At the time, critics praised the 'serious, well-constructed, melodious and at the same time rewarding composition', that now - garnished by a series of solo piano pieces - invites you to celebrate it's anniversary.
Tracks: 1.1 Klavierkonzert C-Dur Op. 31~Allegro con brio 1.2 Klavierkonzert C-Dur Op. 31~Andante 1.3 Klavierkonzert C-Dur Op. 31~Allegro moderato e giocoso 1.4 Agitato für Klavier 1.5 Stück in a-Moll BoO 102 Intermezzo 1.6 Variationen in B-Dur 1.7 Suite Op. 60b~Song without words. Andante un poco agitato 1.8 Suite Op. 60b~Albumblatt 1.9 Suite Op. 60b~Scherzo (1941) 1.10 Kleines kanonisches Scherzo im alten Styl 1.11 Andante affetuoso BoO 36 1.12 Allegro vehemente BoO 1.13 Andante espressivo BoO 37
