Rating: - Virtuoso Fortepiano Concertos from the Time of Beethoven's Youth
Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760 - 1812): Piano Concertos in G minor, Op. 49, and in B flat major, Op. 22; Tableau "Marie Antoinette", Op. 23. Performed by: Andreas Staier, Broadwood fortepiano 1806; Jean-Michel Forest, voice; Concerto Köln. Recorded in the Broadcasting Room of the German National Radio (Deutschlandfunk) in Cologne, Germany, from 24th to 28th November 1992. A co-production of Deutschlandfunk and Capriccio. Released in 1995 as Capriccio 10 444. Total playing time: 66'35".
Dussek appears to be one of those forgotten "giants" of a byegone age. Born in Bohemia in 1760, he spent most of his life "on the road", travelling throughout Europe giving virtuoso performances on the newly-popular fortepiano, publishing his own compositions and generally making a name for himself which was, in his day, second to (almost) none. Of particular interest is his relationship to the fortepiano manufacturer Broadwood, ... Read More
Rating: - Obscured Classics - The Forgotten Art of the Pianoforte
When classics that seem to reflect less intimations of their age garner a timeless reputation and place with music lovers through the ages, the real barnstormers of music that usher in new horizons on the brink of new styles seem to be consigned to oblivion with the passing of time.
Such can hardly be an overstatement with regards to Dussek's monumental oeuvre for piano and orchestra, the Concerto in G minor, Opus 49.
Only four years junior to Mozart and ten years Beethoven's senior, this master of the pianoforte seemed to have struck at his own chords in his own language, away from the refined Rococo Classicism that pervade Viennese music around the end of the 18th century.
Yet perhaps it was little more than coincidence or out of respect that the introduction to Dussek's Concerto in G minor should sound strikingly familiar to Mozart's Concerto in C minor, with its mysterious question ... Read More
Rating: - Little heard works from an underappreciated composer
If you were lucky enough to find this review, I'd recommend buying this CD right off the bat. Dussek was a true piano virtuoso, and this is a rare and interesting recording. The soloist is Andreas Staier -- one of my favorite keyboard performers -- playing with the vivacious Concerto Koln. The instrument is an 1806 Broadwood. This recording contains two piano concertos and a "tableau," described below.
Dussek's piano concertos are (not surprisingly) best understood in comparison to those of Beethoven and Mozart. The B-flat concerto was written in 1793, two years after the death of Mozart, while the impressive G minor concerto is a product of 1801, after Beethoven's first two concertos but before his third (the appealing C minor piano concerto). The B-flat concerto is a fascinating document if for no other reason than the time period from which it emerged. Outside of England, where Haydn, Clementi and Dussek ... Read More
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