Michael Ponti - The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 3 (1992)

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Title: The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 3
Year Of Release: 1992
Label: Vox Box
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:03:20
Total Size: 494 MB
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Tracklist:

Disc 1

1. Michael Ponti, Philharmonia Hungarica & Hans Richard Stracke – Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: I. Moderato (11:36)
2. Michael Ponti, Philharmonia Hungarica & Hans Richard Stracke – Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: II. Andante (08:05)
3. Michael Ponti, Philharmonia Hungarica & Hans Richard Stracke – Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: III. Scherzo. Vivace (07:11)
4. Michael Ponti, Philharmonia Hungarica & Hans Richard Stracke – Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: IV. Allegro deciso (09:14)
5. Michael Ponti, Hamburg Symphony & Richard Kapp – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 56: I. Allegro (17:13)
6. Michael Ponti, Hamburg Symphony & Richard Kapp – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 56: II. Adagio (08:35)
7. Michael Ponti, Hamburg Symphony & Richard Kapp – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 56: III. Allegro non troppo (07:53)

Disc 2

1. Michael Ponti, Philharmonia Hungarica & Othmar Mága – Piano Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 70: I. Moderato assai (11:20)
2. Michael Ponti, Philharmonia Hungarica & Othmar Mága – Piano Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 70: II. Andante (08:40)
3. Michael Ponti, Philharmonia Hungarica & Othmar Mága – Piano Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 70: III. Allegro (09:10)
4. Michael Ponti, Westphalian Symphony Orchestra & Richard Kapp – Piano Concerto in F Minor, Op. 5: I. Allegro maestoso (11:21)
5. Michael Ponti, Westphalian Symphony Orchestra & Richard Kapp – Piano Concerto in F Minor, Op. 5: II. Adagio (03:35)
6. Michael Ponti, Westphalian Symphony Orchestra & Richard Kapp – Piano Concerto in F Minor, Op. 5: III. Rondo. Allegro (09:21)

This set has Thalberg’s Piano Concerto, Rubinstein’s D minor, Scharwenka’s C minor and, best of all, Moszkowski’s E major, which remains the most compelling account of this underrated, life-enhancing work, recorded by him in 1968 (his first for Vox). — Gramophone Magazine, November 2019