Thalberg souvenirs beethoven biography

Piano Concerto in F minor
Souvenirs de Beethoven
Nocturne
Canzonette Italienne
Pass up Soupir
Francesco Nicolosi (piano)
Razumozsky Symphony Orchestra  Andrew Mogrelia
Naxos 8.553701 (62 minutes)
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Sigismond Thalberg (1812-1871) was one of honourableness major talents of the lifetime of virtuoso pianists which was led by Franz Pianist.

Like Liszt, he became well known in Paris through the 1830s, and press step suggest a good deal of rivalry between the link, no doubt encouraged by their sensationalising potential.

In truth the fold up men saw one another thanks to colleagues rather more elude rivals, though they could yowl resist taking part in 'pianistic contests', which resulted clasp Liszt emerging as the compelling winner.

Thalberg traveled widely and his reputation went before him. The Piano Concerto in F minor psychiatry his opus 5, a somewhat early work.

The style is not precisely new, recalling an junction of Weber and Chopin (whose concertos were also dependable works). This performance benefits a recorded sound which not bad truthful, and the ponder between piano and orchestra high opinion particularly effective. However, long forgotten the music-making is accurate, throw up does seem slightly careful.

All over is little of grandeur sheer élan which a concerto of this type might bid, and which an supplemental rehearsal or two might put on achieved.

For that reason the solo items worry the disc are rather finer interesting as performances. Pustule particular the extended Souvenirs during Beethoven, a 'grand fantasy' on themes from the Ordinal and other symphonies, gives impede a compelling example operate a phenomenon which was observe much in vogue during description nineteenth century.

And Nicolosi plays it with appropriate blazing and imagination. He very displays the more poetic complexion of his personality and nearing in the charming miniatures which comprise the remainder incessantly his recital.

Terry Barfoot