? This 40 CD set contains a wealth of 19th century piano concertos written by
composers who for some reason or other have been neglected by history, so
called “minor masters” who may have lost the battle against the giants but
nevertheless wrote very attractive, impressive and brilliant concertos for the
piano (which in many cases was “their” instrument).
? To name just a few: Hummel, Field, Czerny, Cramer, Ries, Clementi, Thalberg,
Moscheles, Litolff, Kalkbrenner, Lyapunov, Balakirev, Medtner, Glazunov,
Henselt, Moszkowski, Scharwenka and many more, over 60 composers!
? Most of the recordings come from the rich and unique VOX catalogue,
featuring such excellent pianists as Michael Ponti, Felicja Blumenthal, Hans
Kann, Martin Galling, Jerome Rose, Roland Keller and many more.
? A treasure trove of the unexpected, the unjustly neglected and