The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 52 - Goetz & Wieniawski
2010, Hyperion
Hermann Goetz (1840-1876)
Piano Concerto in B flat major, Op.18
1. I. Massig bewegt
2.II. Massig langsam
3. III. Langsam - Belebter - Lebhaft - Ein wenig ruhiger - Tempo I
Józef Wieniawski (1837-1912)
Piano Concerto in G minor, Op.20
4. I. Allegro moderato
5. II. Andante
6. III. Allegro molto vivace
Hamish Milne piano
Michal Dworzynski maestro
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Hermann Gustav Goetz (1840-1876) was a German composer.
After studying in Berlin, he moved to Switzerland in 1863. After ten years spent as a critic, pianist and conductor as well, he spent the last three years of his life composing. The conductor Felix Weingartner found it "incomprehensible that his delightful opera comique, 'Der Widerspanstigen Zähmung,' should have entirely disappeared from the repertoire."
Works
Operas
Der Widerspänstigen Zähmung , opera, (1868–73)
Francesca von Rimini, incomplete opera, (1875–77, overture and act 3 completed by Ernst Frank)
Vocal works
Psalm 137 for soprano, choir and orchestra Op.14 (1864)
Nenie (a poem by Friedrich Schiller) for choir and orchestra Opus 10 (1874)
Songs
Choral anthems
Orchestral pieces
Symphony in E minor (1866, only fragments survive)
Symphony in F major Op.9 (1873)
Spring Overture Op.15 (1864)
Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat major (1861)
Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat major Op.18 (1867)
Sketches of a third piano concerto in D major
Violin Concerto in G major Op.22 (1868)
Chamber music
Piano trio in G minor Op.1 (1863)
Three Light Pieces for violin and piano (1863)
String quartet in B major (1865–66)
Piano quartet in E major Op.6 (1867)
Piano quintet in C minor Op.16 (1874)
Piano music
2 Sonatinos (F major, E flat major) Op.8 (1871)
Lose Blätter (Loose Sheets) Op.7 (1864–69)
Genrebilder (Genre Paintings) Op.13 (1870–76)
Four handed sonata for piano in D major (from 1855)
Four handed sonata for piano in G minor Op.17 (1865)
Józef Wieniawski (1837-1912)
Wieniawski composed in many different mediums and was considered the more diverse between he and his brother Henryk Wieniawski.
The most important works that he wrote were the "24 etudes de mecanisme et du style" which encapsulated what he had learned about teaching during his many years and experiences. Early in life, he himself studied piano with Synek and continued at the Paris Conservatory with Zimmermann and Marmontel. Wieniawski won second prix in piano and solfege during 1848, first prix in 1849, and second prix in harmony during 1850. He and his brother gave concerts throughout Russia between 1851-53. After receiving a scholarship from the tsar, Jozef was able to continue his studies with Liszt in Weimar between 1855-56. He completed his studies under Marx in theory between 1856 and 1858. In Paris he was able to play before Napoleon III and established friendships with Berlioz, Gounod and Auber. After becoming a piano teacher in Moscow, Wieniawski became a member of the faculty for the newly established Moscow Conservatory. In 1878 he accepted a faculty position at the Conservatory in Brussels. Clearly his "etudes" are important if they do indeed reflect all of his teaching experiences.
Works
Ballade
Ballade, Op.31
Fantasia
Fantasia for 2 Pianos, Op.42
Impromptu
Impromptu, Op.34
Piano
Piano Concerto, Op.20
Piano Sonata, Op.22
Piano Trio, Op.40
Polonaise, Op.21
Souvenir
Souvenir de Lublin, Op.12
Sur l'Océan, Op.28
Tarantelle
Tarantelle, Op.4
Valse
Valse de Concert, Op.3
Valse de Concert, Op.30
Works with Opus number
Op.1 - 2 Idylles
Op.2 - Allegro de Sonate for Violin and Piano (in collaboration with his brother Henryk Wieniawski)
Op.3 - Valse de Concert No.1 in D flat major
Op.4 - Tarantelle No.1
Op.5 - Grand Duo Polonais for Violin and Piano (in collaboration with his brother Henryk)
Op.6 - Fantaisie et Variations de Concert sur des Motifs de 'La Somnambula' de Bellini
Op.7 - Valse de Salon
Op.8 - Pensée fugitive
Op.9 - Barcarolle-Caprice
Op.10 - Romance-Etude
Op.11 - Polka brillante
Op.12 - Souvenir de Lublin, Romance varié
Op.13 - Polonaise No.1 in C major
Op.14 - 8 Romances sans Paroles
Op.15 - Rondeau
Op.16 - ?
Op.17 - Songs
No.1
No.2 - Pieśń jesienna
Op.18 - Souvenir d'une Valse
Op.19 - Impromptu No.1 in B major
Op.20 - Piano Concerto in g minor (1873)
Op.21 - Polonaise No.2
Op.22 - Piano Sonata in b minor
Op.23 - 8 Mazurkas
Op.24 - Violin Sonata
Op.25 - Fantasie and Fugue
Op.26 - Cello Sonata
Op.27 - Polonaise No.3 in A major
Op.28 - Sur l'Océan, Contemplation
Op.29 - Barcarolle
Op.30 - Valse de Concert No.2 in E major
Op.31 - Ballade
Op.32 - String Quartet in a minor
Op.33 - Etude de Concert No.1 in G major
Op.34 - Impromptu No.2 in F major
Op.35 - Tarantelle No.2 in A major
Op.36 - Etude de Concert No.2 in A major
Op.37 - Notturno in e minor
Op.38 - 4 Songs
Op.39 - 4 Pièces romantiques
Op.40 - Piano Trio
Op.41 - Suite romantique for Orchestra
Op.41 - Mazurek koncertowy D-dur
Op.42 - Fantasia for 2 Pianos
Op.43 - Guillame le Taciture, Overture for Orchestra
Op.44 - 24 Études de mécanisme et de style for Piano
Op.45 - Reverie for Piano
Op.46 - Valse-Caprice
Op.47 - Wach' auf! - Lied for 2 voices with piano
Op.48 - ?
Op.49 - ?
Op.50 - ?
Op.51 - 4 Morceaux for Piano
Hamish Milne - piano
One of Britain’s leading pianists, Hamish Milne was born and grew up in Salisbury of Scottish parents and studied with Harold Craxton at the Royal Academy of Music and then in Italy with Guido Agosti (who had studied with Busoni). At the Accademia Chigiana in Siena he was lucky enough to hear the classes of Casals, Cortot and Segovia at the end of their lives and, in particular, to hear those of Sergiu Celibidache, which made a deep impression on him that lasts to this day. He is interested in film, books, people and cricket, ‘in a completely eclectic and disorganized way’.
Hamish Milne has appeared as soloist with most of the leading British orchestras, has given over two hundred broadcasts for the BBC and has toured on four continents. He is also well known as a chamber musician.
Michal Dworzynski - conductor
Michal Dworzynski is fast making his name as one of Europe’s most exciting conducting talents. Winner of the 2006 Donatella Flick Competition, as a result of which he became Assistant Conductor for two years at the London Symphony Orchestra, Dworzynski’s international career has blossomed since he replaced Daniel Harding at short notice to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican in November 2007.
Dworzynski has since conducted the London Symphony Orchestra several times a season and has also established regular relationships with the London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony and Northern Sinfonia. Dworzynski is well established in his native Poland and has conducted all the major orchestras including the Sinfonia Varsovia, the radio orchestras of Katowice and Warsaw, and the Warsaw Philharmonic where he maintains a regular presence. He conducted his first opera production at Warsaw National Opera in 2009.
Dworzynski’s career first took off when at the age of twenty-one he became the assistant conductor of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, having first been Music Director (1995–9) of the Bydgoszcz Chamber Orchestra. Having graduated with distinction from the Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy, where he studied with Antoni Wit (Music Director of the Warsaw Philharmonic), he then undertook postgraduate studies with Christian Ehwald at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin, from where he also gained a distinction. He won the conducting competitions in Zagreb in 2003 and Suwon in 2005. He has made several recordings for Polish Television and Radio.
From 2008 to 2010 he was Principal Conductor of the Beethoven Academy in Kraków, conducting them at the Warsaw Easter Festival and in the Warsaw Philharmonic series, and programming Beethoven and Brahms cycles. His work has been recognized by several honorary titles in Poland; in 1997 he was made a Citizen of the City of Bydgoszcz, the following year he received an artistic scholarship from the President of the City, and in 1999 he received the Polish Music Critics’ Award. He received artistic scholarships from the Polish Ministry of Culture in 2001, 2003 and 2005, and in 2007 was awarded a medal from the Society of Polish Musicians for his promotion of Polish music.
The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 52 - Goetz & Wieniawski (2010, Hyperion)
