Marc-André Hamelin, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä - Korngold & Marx: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 18) (1998)

Tracklist

01. Marx: Romantisches Klavierkonzert in E Major: I. Lebhaft. Allegro moderato
02. Marx: Romantisches Klavierkonzert in E Major: II. Nicht zu langsam. Andante affettuoso
03. Marx: Romantisches Klavierkonzert in E Major: III. Sehr lebhaft. Allegro molto
04. Korngold: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Op. 17: I. [Untitled]
05. Korngold: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Op. 17: II. [Untitled]
06. Korngold: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Op. 17: III. [Untitled]
07. Korngold: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Op. 17: IV. [Untitled]
08. Korngold: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Op. 17: V. [Untitled]
09. Korngold: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Op. 17: VI. [Untitled]
10. Korngold: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Op. 17: VII. [Untitled]
11. Korngold: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Op. 17: VIII. [Untitled]
12. Korngold: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Op. 17: IX. [Untitled]
13. Korngold: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Op. 17: X. [Untitled]

Super-virtuoso Marc-André Hamelin plays two of the lushest products of late Romanticism. The Marx concerto, long awaited by pianophiles the world over, is a first recording. Written in the 1930s, it is perhaps closest in style to Richard Strauss with its gushing melodies and rich orchestration.

The Korngold left-hand concerto was written (like that of Ravel) for Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein who had lost his right arm during the First World War. It is Korngold at his most experimental and features a very large and colourful orchestra, and a particularly demanding (and awkward) piano part.

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