Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 1Piano Concerto No. 2
Capriccio brillant
Rondo capriccioso
Catalog: CACD 9070-2 • Status: Identified
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Capsule Summary
This disc contains performances from by three different pianists.
Both concertos derive from Ronald Brautigam’s BIS recording. The Capriccio brillant is from Sergei
Edelmann’s RCA release,
and the Rondo capriccioso is by Ian Hobson on Arabesque.
Every track has been slowed down to varying degrees, with the Andante and Rondo sections of the Rondo capriccioso altered by different amounts.
All tracks identified.
Sources
- Ronald Brautigam — BIS 718 (Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2)
- Sergei Edelmann — RCA 7988 (Capriccio brillant Op. 22)
- Ian Hobson — Arabesque 6639 (Rondo capriccioso Op. 14)
Track Evidence
Track 1 — Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 25 – I Molto allegro con fuoco
Ronald Brautigam (6:58)
Joyce Hatto (7:28) — Slowed down by 30 seconds
Track 2 — Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 25 – II Andante
Ronald Brautigam (5:51)
Joyce Hatto (6:06) — Slowed down by 15 seconds
Track 3 — Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 25 – III Presto – Molto allegro e vivace
Ronald Brautigam (5:45)
Joyce Hatto (6:00) — Slowed down by 15 seconds
Track 4 — Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor Op. 40 – I Allegro appassionato
Ronald Brautigam (8:09)
Joyce Hatto (8:22) — Slowed down by 13 seconds
Track 5 — Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor Op. 40 – II Adagio molto sostenuto
Ronald Brautigam (6:22)
Joyce Hatto (6:52) — Slowed down by 30 seconds
Track 6 — Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor Op. 40 – III Allegro vivace
Ronald Brautigam (5:55)
Joyce Hatto (6:10) — Slowed down by 15 seconds
Track 7 — Capriccio brillant Op. 22 – Andante
Sergei Edelmann (2:38)
Joyce Hatto (2:48) — Slowed down by 10 seconds
Track 8 — Capriccio brillant Op. 22 – Allegro
Sergei Edelmann (9:19)
Joyce Hatto (9:29) — Slowed down by 10 seconds
Track 9 — Andante and Rondo Capriccioso Op. 14
Ian Hobson (5:59)
Joyce Hatto (6:01) — Andante slowed down by 11 seconds; Rondo slowed down by 5 seconds