Alexander Dreyschock - Piano Concerto in D Minor, Op. 137 (First Recording)

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The Piano Concerto in D Minor, Op. 137 was composed in 1865 and It fizzes with the sort of champagne brilliance Dreyschock’s audiences must have loved. A critic once said:

"He (Dreyschock) proved himself a player of true worth in his rendering of Mendelssohn’s G minor Concerto and other serious compositions."

Alexander Dreyschock was born on 15 October 1818 at Zak in Bohemia. While still a small child he lost his father. He was a gifted boy, though, and his musical talents were first displayed publicly at the age of eight. At fifteen he travelled to Prague to study piano and composition with Václav Tomášek. Apparently his mother was somewhat simple and used to tell people he was studying medicine. By the age of twenty, Alexander was a stunningly proficient pianist and undertook his first professional tour in December 1838, performing in various northern and central towns in Germany.

I. Allegro ma non troppo (00:00)
II. Andante con moto (10:08)
III. Allegro vivace (16:16)

Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Soloist (piano): Piers Lane
Conductor: Niklas Willén

Painting: What Freedom!
Artist: Ilya Repin
Date: 1903

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