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The Romantic Piano Concerto The Romantic Piano Concerto CATALOGUE HE CONCEPT of The Romantic Piano Concerto series was born at a lunch meeting between Hyperion and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra sometime in 1990. A few Tmonths later tentative plans had been made for three recordings, and the first volume, of concertos by Moszkowski and Paderewski, was recorded in June 1991. In our wildest dreams, none of us involved then could ever have imagined that the series would still be going strong twenty years later, and with fifty volumes to its credit. These first fifty volumes include 131 works for piano and orchestra, 102 of which are titled ‘Concerto’, the remainder being generally shorter single-movement works or sets of variations. Fifty-nine of these works are premiere recordings and many other featured works have only been recorded once before, often in clearly inferior versions and frequently cut. What has made this series such a success with our public? Broadly, I think, two things: first, the music, and secondly, the performances of it which we have managed to capture on disc. Looking first at the music, it is no secret that the language of the nineteenth century is still the most popular with lovers of classical music—this was also the heyday of the piano concerto. And there is another bonus; the virtuoso display element of a concerto can mean that a work can be satisfying without being profound. Put crudely, a less than ‘great’ symphony is likely to be dull, whereas a concerto need not aspire to greatness to be, at least, entertaining. This simple fact is the key to the enjoyment of the many concertos written by virtuosi who had no ambition to be the next Beethoven. But of course, without the highest standards of performance even the greatest music can sound dull. From the outset we have always tried to create an environment where inspiration can flourish—unknown works are given rehearsal time (and, frequently, public performances as well), we use the best producers and engineers in the best venues, and, most of all, we work with orchestras, conductors and pianists who have shown time and again that they are fully committed to these projects. The results speak for themselves: an early Gramophone Concerto Award for volume two was followed by two Gramophone Record of the Year Awards and a constant stream of glowing reviews from around the world. Particular credit must go to the wonderful stable of Hyperion pianists who have played so magnificently over the years. The series has proved a great way to bring new artists to the label and many of our most established artists—Hamelin, Hough and Osborne to name but three—made their first Hyperion disc in this way. Piano Concerto A few years ago, it became apparent that we might reach the ‘magic’ volume fifty and for a time it seemed that this might be an appropriate place to call a halt. We are there now, and as I write, the next seven volumes are already in the recording schedules. Another fifty? Who knows! MICHAEL SPRING The Romantic January 2010 2 E CONCEPT D’UNE SÉRIE consacrée aux concertos pour piano romantiques a vu le jour piano romantiques au cours d’un déjeuner entre Hyperion et le BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra en L 1990. Quelques mois plus tard, des projets provisoires pour trois enregistrements prenaient forme, et le premier volume, de concertos de Moszkowski et Paderewski, fut enregistré en juin 1991. Dans nos rêves les plus fous, aucune des personnes alors impliquées n’aurait pu imaginer que cette série serait toujours aussi vaillante vingt ans plus tard, avec cinquante volumes à Concertos pour son actif. Ces cinquante premiers volumes comprennent 131 œuvres pour piano et orchestre, dont 102 sont intitulées « concerto », les autres étant généralement des œuvres plus courtes en un seul mouvement ou des variations. Cinquante-neuf de ces œuvres sont des premiers enregistrements et de nombreuses autres n’avaient été gravées qu’une seule fois jusqu’alors, souvent dans des versions nettement inférieures avec de fréquentes coupures. Pourquoi cette série a-t-elle remporté un tel succès auprès de notre public? Globalement, à mon avis, pour deux raisons: d’abord, la musique elle-même, et ensuite les exécutions de cette musique que nous avons réussi à restituer au disque. Si l’on se penche d’abord sur la musique, tout le monde sait que le langage du XIXe siècle est encore le plus prisé de ceux qui aiment la musique classique—c’était aussi l’âge d’or du concerto pour piano. Et il y a un autre élément qui joue en faveur de cette musique: la démonstration de virtuosité d’un concerto peut donner à une œuvre un côté satisfaisant sans qu’elle soit profonde. En schématisant, une symphonie qui n’est pas vraiment une « grande » symphonie a de fortes chances d’être ennuyeuse, alors qu’un concerto n’a pas besoin d’aspirer à la grandeur pour être, au moins, divertissant. Ce simple fait est la clef du plaisir des nombreux concertos écrits par des virtuoses qui n’avaient pas vraiment l’ambition de siéger aux côtés de Beethoven. Mais bien sûr, sans des niveaux d’exécution de haute qualité, même la plus grande musique peut paraître ennuyeuse. Dès le début, nous avons toujours cherché à créer un environnement où l’inspiration peut s’épanouir—les œuvres inconnues bénéficient d’un temps de répétition suffisant (et, souvent, d’exécutions publiques), nous faisons appel aux meilleurs producteurs et techniciens dans les meilleurs lieux et, par-dessus tout, nous travaillons avec des orchestres, des chefs d’orchestre et des pianistes qui ont maintes fois montré qu’ils étaient totalement engagés dans ces projets. Les résultats parlent d’eux- mêmes: très tôt, un Concerto Award de la revue Gramophone pour le volume 2 a été suivi de deux Gramophone « Record of the Year Awards » (disque de l’année) et d’un flux 3 constant de critiques brillantes émanant du monde entier. Un crédit particulier revient à la merveilleuse équipe de pianistes d’Hyperion qui ont tous joué si magnifiquement au fil des ans. Cette série s’est avérée être une excellente façon d’attirer de nouveaux artistes vers le label et un grand nombre de nos artistes les plus établis—Hamelin, Hough et Osborne pour n’en citer que trois—ont enregistré leur premier disque Hyperion dans ce contexte. Il y a quelques années, il était devenu évident que nous pourrions atteindre le « magique » volume cinquante et, pendant quelque temps, il a semblé que ce serait le moment approprié pour s’arrêter. Nous y sommes maintenant et, à l’instant où j’écris, les sept volumes suivants sont déjà dans les programmes d’enregistrement. Encore cinquante? Qui sait! MICHAEL SPRING Janvier 2010 Traduction MARIE-STELLA PÂRIS IE IDEE ZUR REIHE „Das romantische Klavierkonzert“ entstand bei einem Lunch- Meeting zwischen Hyperion und dem BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra im Jahr D1990. Einige Monate später wurden unverbindliche Pläne für drei Aufnahmeprojekte gemacht und die erste CD—eine Aufnahme mit Werken von Moszkowski und Paderewski— wurde im Juni 1991 eingespielt. Niemand von uns hätte sich damals träumen lassen, dass die Aufnahmereihe 20 Jahre und 50 CDs später immer noch laufen würde. Auf diesen 50 CDs liegen inzwischen 131 Werke für Klavier und Orchester vor, von denen 102 den Titel „Klavierkonzert“ tragen—die restlichen Werke sind zumeist kürzere, einsätzige Werke oder Variationszyklen. 59 dieser Werke sind Erstaufnahmen und von vielen anderen lag jeweils erst eine Einspielung vor, oft von minderwertiger Qualität und häufig in unvollständiger Form. Warum ist diese Aufnahmereihe bei unserem Publikum so beliebt? Ich glaube, dass es dafür zwei Hauptgründe gibt: erstens die Musik und zweitens die Klavierkonzert Aufführungen dieser Musik, die wir auf CD festgehalten haben. Das romantische 4 Was die Musik anbetrifft, so ist es kein Geheimnis, dass die musikalische Sprache des 19. Jahrhunderts immer noch die populärste unter den Liebhabern der klassischen Musik ist— genauso wie es in der Blütezeit des Klavierkonzerts der Fall war. Und ein weiterer Bonus ist, dass das virtuose Element eines Konzerts dafür sorgt, dass ein Werk befriedigend sein kann, ohne emotionalen Tiefgang haben zu müssen. Grob ausgedrückt sind Symphonien, die nicht „groß“ sind, oft etwas langweilig, während ein Solokonzert mindestens unterhaltsam sein kann, auch wenn es nicht „groß“ ist. Diese einfache Tatsache ist der Schlüssel zu dem Genuss, den viele Solokonzerte bieten, komponiert von Virtuosen, die gar nicht den Ehrgeiz hatten, der nächste Beethoven zu werden. Doch natürlich kann selbst die größte Musik langweilig klingen, wenn die Ausführung nicht das höchste Niveau hat. Wir haben uns von Anfang an stets darum bemüht, für eine Umgebung zu sorgen, in der die Inspiration aufblühen kann—für unbekannte Werke wird entsprechend mehr Probenzeit kalkuliert (und oft werden auch öffentliche Aufführungen arrangiert) und wir engagieren die besten Tonmeister und Toningenieure an den besten Aufnahmeorten und wir arbeiten nicht zuletzt mit Orchestern, Dirigenten und Pianisten zusammen, die immer wieder ihr außerordentliches Engagement für diese Projekte beweisen. Die Ergebnisse sprechen für sich selbst: schon die zweite CD der Reihe erhielt den Preis für die beste Solokonzertaufnahme von der Zeitschrift Gramophone. Danach folgten zweimal die Auszeichnung „Aufnahme des Jahres“ von Gramophone und ein nicht abreißender Strom begeisterter Kritiken aus aller Welt. Besondere Anerkennung muss dabei Hyperions hervorragenden Pianisten ausgesprochen werden, die über die Jahre erstklassige Arbeit geleistet haben. Durch die Aufnahmereihe konnten neue Künstler in das Label eingeführt werden und viele unserer etablierten Künstler—Hamelin, Hough und Osborne, um nur drei zu nennen—nahmen auf diese Weise ihre erste Hyperion-CD auf. Vor ein paar Jahren wurde es klar, dass wir wohl die „magische“ Zahl 50 erreichen würden und eine Zeitlang schien dies der geeignete Augenblick, die Reihe abzuschließen.
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