Friedrich Wührer, Stuttgart Pro Musica Orchestra, Walther Davisson - Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 (2023)

Tracklist

01. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio
02. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: II. Adagio
03. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Molto allegro
04. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: I. Allegro con brio
05. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: II. Largo
06. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: III. Rondo. Allegro

Viennese pianist Friedrich Wuhrer studied piano with Franz Schmidt and composition with Joseph Marx. Admired by Pfitzner and Reger, who dedicated works to him, Wuhrer had a strong interest in contemporary composers but on disc his major recordings include the first nominally complete cycle of Schubert's piano sonatas and the Beethoven piano concertos. These recordings of Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 were taped in Stuttgart with conductor Walther Davisson, a distinguished erstwhile violinist, and originally released in 1956. A few years later, during London concerts, a critic wrote of Wuhrer’s ‘magnificent playing in Beethoven using a tremendous range of dynamics and completely without resort to special effects’, qualities that apply equally to these classic Vox recordings.

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