Dvorák, Schumann: Piano Concertos (2016)

Dvorák's Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33, might be thought to be the main attraction of this Hyperion release; recordings of the earliest of Dvorák's three concertos are not common. The work manages to be bruisingly difficult for the pianist without creating a piano part that stands out from the orchestra, a fact that Dvorák himself conceded and caused him to ask others to revise the work (it is the original version that's played here). Pianist Stephen Hough masters the technical complexities, but does little to deal with ... Read More

Dvorák's Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33, might be thought to be the main attraction of this Hyperion release; recordings of the earliest of Dvorák's three concertos are not common. The work manages to be bruisingly difficult for the pianist without creating a piano part that stands out from the orchestra, a fact that Dvorák himself conceded and caused him to ask others to revise the work (it is the original version that's played here). Pianist Stephen Hough masters the technical complexities, but does little to deal with the lengthy first movement's diffusion and the finale's awkward qualities. But the recording is well worth your time, for Hough delivers a superb reading of the Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54, among the most recorded pieces in the entire piano concerto repertory. There are grander versions of the concerto about, but Hough's reading, probing and sensitive, is absolutely his own. Sample abundantly in the first movement: there are no "transitional" passages here, for Hough... Read Less

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