Piano Concertos
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SAINT-SAENS / STEPHEN GOSS / FRANCK
Piano Concertos
Emmanuel Despax (piano) / Orpheus Sinfonia, Thomas Carroll
[ Signum / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 25 November 2013
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Emmanuel Despax is a rising star on the UK and international piano scene, who has performed at the Wigmore and Cadogan Halls in London and with orchestras including the CBSO.
His debut concerto recording, with the Orpheus Sinfonia under Thomas Carroll, features the premiere recording of Stephen Goss's Piano Concerto, inspired by the designs of Thomas Heatherwick:the work's premiere performance was the first classical concert in which audiences were invited to bring their ipads and tablets, to watch an interactive display designed to accompany the music.
The work is accompanied by two similarly expressive and characterful works, Saint-Saëns' ever-popular Piano Concerto No.2 and Franck's 'Variations Symphoniques'.
"a formidable talent, fleet of finger, elegant of phrase and a true keyboard colourist. Only a certain emotional reserve prevents these performances from competing with the very best...Despax's first concerto disc is, altogether, a noteworthy achievement." Gramophone Magazine, February 2014
Tracks:
Franck, C:
Symphonic Variations for piano & orchestra, M46
Goss, S:
Piano Concerto
Saint-Saëns:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
