Piano Concerto In D Minor

Rosemary Tuck (piano) & English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

De in Wenen geboren Carl Czerny, leerling en vertrouweling van Beethoven en leraar van Liszt, verwierf in zijn geboortestad faam door een reeks modieuze stukken te schrijven, waaronder genummerde fantasieën en potpourri's, evenals een reeks belangrijke pedagogische studies. Zijn grootschalige pianistische werken zijn van groot belang en omvatten het Eerste pianoconcerto, in d klein, dat een vakkundig evenwicht brengt tussen onheil, pastorale rijkdom en uitbundige brio, een bravoure Introduzione e Rondo Brillant en een levendig saluut aan Webers Euryanthe. "Tuck is oogverblindend welbespraakt en veilig in de talloze runs en snelle passages die Czerny van haar vraagt", schreef MusicWeb International.

Czerny:
 Piano Concerto in D minor
 Introduction and Rondo Brillante in B flat minor, Op. 255
 Introduction, Variations and Rondo on Weber’s Hunting Chorus from ‘Euryanthe'

"Czerny produced much more besides teaching aides, including several piano concerto, the first of which receives – incredibly – its premiere recording here. Australian pianist Rosemary Tuck demonstrates the beauty and delicacy of the filigree melodies in the first movement, and the cadenza, written by Tuck and Alan Jones, glints and glitters…There is thoughtful balance between soloist and ensemble."
BBC Music Magazine - June 2018 ***

"Rosemary Tuck’s technical poise and genuine feeling for the idiom make a compelling case for these flawed but interesting works, while the balance between the soloist and the English chamber orchestra under Richard Bonynge’s solidly supportive leadership replicates the perspective one might perceive in a modest-sized concert hall."
Gramophone Magazine - June 2018

"The Introduzione e Rondo brillante dates from around 1833. There is rarely a cloud across its bright sparkling horizons, while the passagework of the Introduzione recalls Chopin. The ‘First Concerto’ of 1811/12, is expansive and dramatic; the exposed horn solos are beautifully played by High Seenan. Tuck plays her own brilliantly inventive cadenza, co-written with Alan Jones. Perhaps in the finale Czerny’s invention droops, but the concerto remains notable."
Classical Music - May 2018