Joseph Marx: Romantic Piano Concerto/Castelli Romani
Joseph Marx
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Release Date: 14/06/2019
Joseph Marx was an excellent pianist: the hugely demanding solo part of his 'Romantic Piano Concerto', a symphonic duet between piano and orchestra, marks him as a true virtuoso who had also absorbed the heady impressionism of Debussy, Scriabin and Delius. While having no connection with film music, Marx left a multitude of intoxicating melodies that eclipsed the wildest of Hollywood's dreams. His second piano concerto 'Castelli Romani' was inspired by ancient ruins in the wooded hills outside Rome, and is a magical, pyrotechnic display of Mediterranean emotions and masterfully orchestrated atmospheric pictures.
1: I. Lebhaft (Allegro Moderato)
2: II. Nicht Zu Langsam (Andante Affettuoso)
3: III. Sehr Lebhaft (Allegro Molto)
4: I. Villa Hadriana. Allegro (Ma Non Tanto)
5: II. Rusculum. Andante
6: III. Frascati. Presto