Pianokonsertot C & e (SACD)

Janne Mertanen · Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra · Nino Rota · Hannu Lintu

2010 · ABCD 310

Credits

Performers: Janne Mertanen — PianoTampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers: Nino Rota
Conductors and other contributors: Hannu Lintu — Conductor

About this release

Janne Mertanen performs Nino Rota’s piano concertos in C major and E minor with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Hannu Lintu. The E minor concerto, written in 1978, bears the title Piccolo mondo antico; the C major concerto dates from 1959–1960.

Tracks

Piano Concerto in E Minor (1978) Piccolo mondo antico
1.I Allegro tranquillocomp. Nino Rota (1911-1979)ISRC FIABA100028212:56
2.II Andante sostenutocomp. Nino Rota (1911-1979)ISRC FIABA10002838:36
3.III Allegrocomp. Nino Rota (1911-1979)ISRC FIABA10002847:54
Piano Concerto in C Major (1959–1960)
4.I Allegro moderato e cantabilecomp. Nino RotaISRC FIABA10002859:33
5.II Arietta con variazioni (Andantino cantabile)comp. Nino RotaISRC FIABA10002867:16
6.III Allegro non troppocomp. Nino RotaISRC FIABA10002877:35

Reviews

It has been more than a decade (Fanfare 23:6, actually) since I reviewed a recording of this same program featuring pianist Giorgia Tomassi, conductor Riccardo Muti, and the La Scala Orchestra on EMI Classics. That recording is no longer in print, although it is available from ArkivMusic as part of its in-house reissue program.
To review, the C-Major concerto (which comes second on this CD) is the earlier work, composed in 1960 for Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. It is redolent of Shostakovich…
Fanfare · Raymond Tuttle · December 1, 2015
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This piece is on the same Alba recording as Rota’s Piano Concerto in C Major, which we just heard, with pianist Janne Mertanen performing with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu.
Compact Discoveries · Fred Flaxman · February 24, 2014
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