Of Heinrich "Henri" Herz, English musicologist George Grove once remarked: "Herz found out what the public liked and what would pay, and this he gave to them." In this, the second volume devoted the Herz's piano concertos in Hyperion's apparently endless The Romantic Piano Concerto series, English virtuoso Howard Shelley turns in performances of ...
Raymond Lewenthal: Piano Music of Alkan & Liszt consists of recordings by legendary pianist Raymond Lewenthal made for RCA-Victor in 1965 and 1966. These recordings were the touchstone of the Romantic Revival in the 1960s that Lewenthal spearheaded, but whose full effect would not be apparent until a couple of decades hence. Despite many requests ...
Judging from the sound, these recordings could have been made yesterday. Seymour Solomon's recording is crisp, clean, and deep with an impressive sense of space around the player. Judging from the player, these recordings could likewise have been made yesterday. Earl Wild's lucid technique, bravura clarity, and complete control of every aspect of ...
For listeners who enjoyed Hyperion's two discs of Henri Herz's piano concertos in its Great Romantic Piano Concertos series, here is a single disc entirely devoted to his works for solo piano. The same empty sentimentalities and super virtuoso superficialities that distinguished the Parisian née Viennese early Romantic composer's concertos are ...
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