The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 77 - Bronsart & Urspruch: Piano Concertos - Emmanuel Despax, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Tzigane

Piano Concerto in F sharp minor Op 10[30'21]Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf (1830-1913)
1
Allegro maestoso[14'55]
2
Adagio ma non troppo[7'54]
3
Allegro con fuoco[7'32]
Piano Concerto in E flat major Op 9[45'01]Anton Urspruch (1850-1907)
4
Allegro ma non troppo[24'10]
5
Andante, lento e mesto[7'25]
6
Allegro, tempo giusto[13'26]

The common thread—as so often in The Romantic Piano Concerto series—is Liszt, in whose Weimar circle both composer-pianists featured here moved. Both concertos are pleasingly substantial, and the typically demanding piano writing is powerfully dispatched by Emmanuel Despax.