Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Lars Vogt & Orchestre de chambre de Paris

• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847): Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O 7:
• 1 Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O 7: I. Molto allegro con fuoco 07:10
• 2 Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O 7: II. Andante 05:33
• 3 Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O 7: III. Presto 06:15
• Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40, MWV O 11:
• 4 Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40, MWV O 11: I. Allegro appassionata 09:15
• 5 Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40 MWV O 11: II. Adagio 05:32
• 6 Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40 MWV O 11: III. Finale. Presto scherzando 06:38
• Capriccio brillant in B Minor, Op. 22, MWV O 8:
• 7 Mendelssohn: Capriccio brillant in B Minor, Op. 22, MWV O 8 10:49
• Total Runtime 51:12

Info for Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos

This new release is pianist-conductor Lars Vogt’s debut album together with the Orchestre de chambre de Paris. Lars Vogt started his tenure as the new Music Director of the orchestra on 1 July 2020. This album release continues Lars Vogt’s discography of recordings of cornerstone works within the classic piano concerto literature conducting from the keyboard. Previous album releases include the complete piano concertos of Beethoven and Brahms with the Royal Northern Sinfonia. In 2021, Lars Vogt won the OPUS Klassik award for the best solo piano album release of year from his recent Janácek solo album release (ODE 1382-2). In January 2022, the same album also won an ICMA Award.

Felix Mendelssohn’s two numbered Piano Concertos are works of great virtuosity, brilliance, and poetry by a young composer. Both moments of calm and storm alternate in these works. Their slow movements are particularly known for their great warmth and beauty, not being very far away from the world of Mozart’s concertos.

Lars Vogt, piano, conductor
Orchestre Chambre de Paris

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