KORNGOLD : Piano Concerto In C Sharp For The Left Hand, Op 17 ♦ MARX : Romantisches Klavierkonzert (First Recording) (Marc-André Hamelin · BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra · Osmo Vänskä) (1998) Serie The Romantic Piano Concerto – 18 | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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. Hyperion
        
Joseph Marx (1882-1964)    
    
Romantisches Klavierkonzert in E major [36'30]

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)        
    
Piano Concerto for the left hand in C sharp Op 17 [27'37]

Credits :
Conductor – Osmo Vänskä
Leader – Iain King
Orchestra – BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Piano – Marc-André Hamelin