Sir Stephen Hough – Grieg & Liszt: Piano Concertos – LP

Description

Two Romantic Piano Concertos on 180g Vinyl LP!

Two of the great Romantic piano concertos from Sir Stephen Hough, who travelled to Grieg’s hometown of Bergen to set down these classic accounts of the Grieg and Liszt concertos with Andrew Litton and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Upon its original release, theSunday Timesnamed Hough’s album “one of the Liszt bicentenary’s prime releases, from Britain’s greatest living magician of the keyboard.” On vinyl, the Grieg is coupled with Liszt No 1.

Features

• Hyperion 2025 Vinyl Edition
• 180g Vinyl LP
• Recorded June 2011, Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway

Musicians

Selections

Side A:

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124

1. Allegro maestoso. Tempo giusto
2. Quasi adagio
3. Allegretto vivace Allegro animato
4. Allegro marziale animato

Side B:

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16

1. Allegro molto moderato
2. Adagio
3. Allegro moderato molto e marcato