Piano Concerto No. 6 (Ries)

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The Piano Concerto No. 6 in C major, Op. 123, by Ferdinand Ries was composed around 1806. Composed in a proto-Romantic style, similar to the concertos of Johann Nepomuk Hummel, it also shows evidence of the influence of Beethoven's C minor Piano Concerto, Op. 37 which Ries had performed at his public debut in 1804.[1][2]

Composition date[edit]

The manuscript bears the notation "Bonn 1806", suggesting it was completed there.[3][4] Allan Badley, in the notes to the Naxos recording comments that this would most likely make it the first of Ries's eight piano concertos to be written.[a][5] Further evidence for this lies in the fact that this is the only piano concerto by Ries to provide for a cadenza at the end of the first movement, as was traditional.[6] Publication, as the composers Op. 123 by firm of Sauer & Leidesdorf did not take place until around 1823/24.[4][3]

Structure[edit]

The concerto follows the traditional three-movement structure:

  1. Allegro con spirito
  2. Larghetto quasi andante
  3. Introduzione: Adagio maestoso - Rondo: Allegro vivace

Recordings[edit]

To date the concerto has only been recorded once, by Uwe Grodd with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and soloist Christopher Hinterhuber, this was released by Naxos Records[b] in conjunction with a publication of the score in a critical edition prepared by Allen Bradley.[7]

References[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ Concerto no. 6 refers to the order of publication, not composition, and likewise for all of Ries's concertos.
  2. ^ Paired with a recording of the composers Op. 151 concerto.
  1. ^ Clarke 2006
  2. ^ McGorray 2015, p. 54
  3. ^ a b Hill 1977, p. 129
  4. ^ a b McGorray 2015, p. 55
  5. ^ Bradley 2005
  6. ^ McGorray 2015, p. 69
  7. ^ McGorray 2015, p. 59
Sources
  • Badley, Allan (2005). Ries, F.: Piano Concertos, Vol. 1 - Piano Concertos, Opp. 123 and 151 (CD). Naxos Records. 8.557844.
  • Clarke, Colin (2006). "Review: Reis Piano Concertos Vol. 1 (8.557638)". Musicweb International. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  • Hill, Cecil (1977). Ferdinand Ries: A Thematic Catalogue. Armidale, NSW: University of New England. ISBN 0-85834-156-5.
  • Hill, Cecil (1982). "Ferdinand Ries. A Study and Addenda". Occasional Paper. Armidale, NSW: University of New England. ISSN 0314-5999.
  • Hurwitz, David (2006). "Review: Ries, Piano Concertos Vol. 1". Classical.net. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  • Pursglove, Glynn (2006). "Review: Ries Piano Concertos Vol. 1". Musicweb International. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  • McGorray, Ian (2015-07-21). Ferdinand Ries and the Piano Concerto: Beethoven's Shadow and the Early Romantic Concerto (M.M.). University of Cincinnati.
  • Nicholas, Jeremy (2006). "Review: Ries, Piano Concertos in C, Op. 123; In A flat, Op. 151 'Gruss an den Rhein'" (PDF). Gramaphone Magazine. Retrieved 2018-02-24.

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