Dvorak & Schumann: Piano Concertos - Stephen Hough, Andris Nelsons, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

‘Some of Stephen Hough's greatest triumphs are to be found in Hyperion's wondrous Romantic Piano Concerto series. In a sense he has returned to that territory with the Dvorak Concerto, a work heinously neglected after it was condemned as being unpianistic … Andris Nelsons and the CBSO clearly relish the symphonic nature of the piece and their playing is one of the great pleasures here’ (Gramophone)

‘Hough joins forces with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons for a robust, grand reading that nonetheless leaves room for lyricism and introspection’ (BBC Music Magazine)

Piano Concerto in G minor Op 33[40'49]Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
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Allegro agitato[20'13]
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Andante sostenuto[8'49]
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Allegro con fuoco[11'47]
Piano Concerto in A minor Op 54[32'21]Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
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Allegro affettuoso[15'42]
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Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso –[5'27]
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Allegro vivace[11'12]

Two more rich piano concertos from the unparalleled Stephen Hough and the CBSO (they’ve already won Gramophone’s Record of the Year award twice). The eminent Andris Nelsons conducts, making his Hyperion debut. Schumann and Dvořák each wrote just one piano concerto, the latter being performed here in its fearsomely challenging original version.