In the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s, Vox classical was a famous budget classical label. The label kickstarted the career of Alfred Brendel and attracted well known artists as Otto Klemperer, Lili Krauss and Riccardo Ricci. This violinist recorded in 1977 with harpist Susanna Mildonian the concertante For harp, violin and orchestra by Louis Spohr.
Mozart, Haydn and Salieri pupil Johann Nepomuk Hummel had more succes with his earlier works that with his later works, still this charming rondo form June 1831 deserves to be better known.
In 1909 Guiomar Novaes was one of the two foreign students that were atmitted to the Paris conservatory. Out of 387 applicants she played for a jury that included Debussy, Fauré, Moszkowski and Widor. At the age of 57 she recorded Beethoven’s 4th piano concerto with
the Vienna symphony orchestra under Otto Klemperer.
The spouses Mary Louise Boehm and Kees Kooper recorded in July 1974 the piano and violin concerto by Johann Peter Pixis. (No, not Pixies, alas ;-)) I could not find much info about when this concerto was composed, but it seems to be a reworking of Pixis 6th piano trio from 1839, dedicated to Clara Wieck.
I hope you will enjoy this playlist!
Louis Spohr (1784-1859)
Tracks 01-03 Concertante For harp, violin and orchestra (1806)
Riccardo Ricci, violin
Susanna Mildonian, harp
Orchestra of radio Luxembourg
Louis De Froment, conductor
Recorded 1977
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)
Track 04-05 "La Galante" (Rondeau), For Piano, Op.120 (1831)
Martin Galling, piano
Recorded 1969
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Tracks 06-08 Concerto No. 4 For Piano And Orchestra In G Major, op 58 (1805-1806)
Guiomar Novaes, piano
Vienna symphony orchestra,
Otto Klemperer, conductor
Recorded 1952
Johann Peter Pixis 1788-1874)
Tracks 09-11 Double concerto for violin & piano in F# minor (1839)
Mary Louise Boehm, piano
Kees Kooper, violin
Westphalian Symphony Orchestra
Siegfried Landau, conductor
Recorded 1974
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