Ferdinand Ries - Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 115 (1809)

Ferdinand Ries (28 November 1784 [baptised] – 13 January 1838) was a German composer. Ries was a friend, pupil and secretary of Ludwig van Beethoven. He composed eight symphonies, a violin concerto, eight piano concertos, three operas, and numerous other works in many genres, including 26 string quartets. In 1838 he published a collection of reminiscences of his teacher Beethoven, co-written with Franz Wegeler. The symphonies, some chamber works —most of them with piano— his violin concerto and his piano concertos have been recorded, demonstrating a style which is, unsurprising due to his connection to Beethoven, somewhere between those of the Classical and early Romantic eras.

Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 115 (Bonn, 1809)
Dedicated to Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870)

I. Allegro (0:00)
II. Molto adagio (12:10)
III. Rondo. Allegretto (17:23)

Christopher Hinterhuber and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Uwe Grodd

According to Allen Badley, Ries completed the concerto around 1809, before embarking on his European tours. This would make the concerto the second of the composers eight piano concertos to be written. Badley further comments that compared with the Piano Concerto in C Major, Op. 126 that this concerto has much more individuality compared with the earlier work which shows the influence of Beethoven's C minor Piano Concerto, Op. 37, the work Ries had performed on his debut. As with the concerti Op. 120, 123 & 132, this concerto was published at a time Ries was retiring from being a touring performer and no longer needed to keep these works, which formed the basis of his performing repertoire secret.

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