Search catalogue

News


Netzel, Sandström & Tarrodi - Piano Concertos

Composer Laura Netzel
Sven-David Sandström
Andrea Tarrodi
Performer Peter Friis Johansson
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Bancroft, conductor
Period Romantic
Contemporary
Catalogue Number BIS-2576 SACD
EAN 7318599925769
Format SACD Hybrid

This hybrid disc plays on both CD and SACD players
SACD Surround - SACD Stereo - CD Stereo

Release date Nov 2022
Total time 79'50


Passionate about the music of his own country, Peter Friis Johansson has commissioned new works as well as worked toward the unearthing of overlooked masterpieces of Swedish music. His latest disc presents the fruits of these efforts: one older, unfinished work with a completion by Johansson himself, the two others commissions made on his initiative. All three concertos were premièred between 2017 and 2020. &&&
 
At the turn of the previous century, Laura Netzel was one of Sweden’s most acclaimed and frequently performed composers internationally. Composed around that time, the Piano Concerto, Netzel’s largest composition, exceeds the expected framework with grand dramatic gestures and waves of emotion. Sven-David Sandström’s Five Pieces departs from the traditional concerto form with its division into ‘pieces’. The solo piano seems to seek to twist dissonances from the hands of a reluctant orchestra to recover beauty and harmony, striving, as the composer put it, ‘for something that can be found high up, per­haps a heavenly ascension’. Stellar Clouds, Andrea Tarrodi’s first piano concerto is another heavenly journey, reminiscent of the soundtracks of science-fiction movies. Here, the soloist might be interpreted as a sort of protector of humanity that seeks to provide a safe haven for personal harmony in a complex cosmic context.
 
Choose format
 
 
 
  Laura Netzel
  Piano Concerto, Op.84 27'05
01 I. Allegro moderato 9'32
02 II. Lento 8'42
03 III. Presto 8'51
 
 
  Sven-David Sandström
  Five Pieces for Piano and Orchestra 25'18
04 I. 8'13
05 II. 3'20
06 III. 4'56
07 IV. 2'07
08 V. 6'42
 
 
  Andrea Tarrodi
  Stellar Clouds - Piano Concerto No. 1 26'00
09 I. Introduction 3'09
10 II. Star Formation 3'45
11 III. Constellations 3'33
12 IV. Cosmic Nursery 4'17
13 V. Hypernova 3'16
14 VI. Solo Cadenza 4'40
15 VII. Recapitulation 3'20
 
  Album total 79'50
ComposerNetzel, Laura
Sandström, Sven-David
Tarrodi, Andrea
PianoFriis Johansson, Peter
OrchestraGothenburg Symphony Orchestra
ConductorBancroft, Ryan

eClassical.com is a completely virtual record label and a secure online store open 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Customers and visitors can download classical music in high quality FLAC or MP3 and find out more about classical music. Terms and Conditions