Piano Concerto No. 3 (Ries) Contents History Connection to Franz Liszt Movements Recordings References External links Navigation menuVerzeichniss von Musikalien welche in der Falterschen MusikhandlungRies, F.: Piano Concertos, Vol. 2 - No. 3/Introduction and Polonaise/Variations on Swedish National AirsFerdinand Ries and the Piano Concerto: Beethoven's Shadow and the Early Romantic Concertoe
E-flat major, Op. 42C-sharp minor, Op. 55C minor, Op. 115D major, Op. 120 (Concerto Pastoral)C major, Op. 123A minor, Op. 132 (Abschieds-Concert von England)A-flat major, Op. 151 (Gruss an den Rhein)G minor, Op. 177Concerto in E minor, Op. 24
Piano Concertos by Ferdinand Ries1813 compositionsCompositions in C-sharp minorMusic with dedications
GermancomposerFerdinand RiesRomanticJohann Nepomuk HummelN. SimrockMuzio ClementiFranz LisztJ. N. HummelJohn FieldFriedrich KalkbrennerA majorFrédéric ChopinC-sharp major
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 55, by German composer Ferdinand Ries was written around 1813. It was composed in the proto-Romantic style, similar to the concertos of Johann Nepomuk Hummel, and anticipates stylistic developments of future Romantic composers.
Contents
1 History
2 Connection to Franz Liszt
3 Movements
4 Recordings
5 References
6 External links
History
The manuscript bears the notation "St. Petersburg 1812", suggesting it was begun there [a]. In any case, it was probably [b] begun in 1812 and finished later, and most likely the fifth of Ries's eight piano concertos to be written.[c][2]
The concerto was not published until 1815, when it was published by N. Simrock in Bonn with a dedication to Muzio Clementi.
Connection to Franz Liszt
This piece, according to the diary of Adam Liszt, father of Franz Liszt, was the piano piece being played by Adam which "completely absorbed" Franz in his "sixth year"; following this he incessantly begged to be taught the piano.[3]
Movements
This work follows the traditional three-movement structure:
- Allegro maestoso
- Larghetto – (attacca)
- Rondo: Allegretto
The first movement bears a strong resemblance to the music of period composers such as J. N. Hummel, John Field, or Friedrich Kalkbrenner. The second theme is in A-flat major, rather than the expected E major. The second movement, in A major, anticipates the stylistic idiom of the music of Frédéric Chopin. The third movement, a fast 2/4, begins deceptively in C-sharp major, but actually its home key is in C-sharp minor, in which key the movement (and the work) ends.
Recordings
Notable recordings of this composition include:
Pianist | Conductor | Orchestra | Record Company | Year of Recording | Format |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Felicja Blumental | Theodore Guschlbauer | Salzburg Chamber Orchestra | Brana Records | 1968 | CD |
Maria Littauer | Alois Springer | Hamburg Symphony Orchestra | Vox | 1972 | CD |
Christopher Hinterhuber | Uwe Grodd | Gävle Symphony Orchestra | Naxos | 2006 | CD |
References
- Notes
^ But the work may not have been finished there.
^ According to Allan Badley.[1]
^ Concerto no. 3 refers to the order of publication, not composition, and likewise for all of Ries's concertos.
^ Bradley 2007
^ Verzeichniss von Musikalien welche in der Falterschen Musikhandlung at Google Books, by Falterische Musikhandlung
^ Walker, Alan. Franz Liszt, The Virtuoso Years,1811-1847, Cornell University Press, 1983, pp.58-9.
- Sources
Badley, Allan (2007). Ries, F.: Piano Concertos, Vol. 2 - No. 3/Introduction and Polonaise/Variations on Swedish National Airs (CD). Naxos Records. 8.557844..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
McGorray, Ian (2015-07-21). Ferdinand Ries and the Piano Concerto: Beethoven's Shadow and the Early Romantic Concerto (M.M.). University of Cincinnati.
External links
Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, Op. 55: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)