Mendelssohn: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in E major, The American Piano Duo with the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra [compact disc]

Del Parkinson, Jeffrey Shumway

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Abstract

As featured in Gramaphone magazine, the American Piano Duo and the Brigham Young University Philharmonic Orchestra present the world premiere recording of Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Two Pianos in E major , featuring the concerto’s first movement restored to its original form thanks to research by musicologist Steve Lindeman. This new recording illuminates Mendelssohn’s youthful genius and includes an in-depth scholarly essay originally published in Musical Quarterly . Critics and publications from London to Seoul attest to its historical and musical value.

Disc also includes Piano Concerto no. 8 in D minor, op. 70 / Johann Baptist Cramer. American Piano Duo (Jeffrey Shumway ; Del Parkinson, pianos) ; Brigham Young University Philharmonic Orchestra ; Kory Katseanes, conductor. Recorded at the De Jong Concert Hall, Brigham Young University.

Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - 2003

EGS Disciplines

  • Music Performance

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