℗ 2019 Hyperion Records Limited
| Released | January 12, 2024 |
| Originated | June 28, 2019 |
| Duration | 1h 00m 52s |
| Record Label | Hyperion |
| Genre | Classical |
Cramer: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 (Hyperion Classical Piano Concerto 6)
Howard Shelley
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Piano Concerto No. 4 in C Major, Op. 38
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1.1
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I. Allegro con brio
Johann Baptist Cramer; Howard Shelley |
12:01 | |||
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1.2
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II. Romance. Affettuoso
Johann Baptist Cramer; Howard Shelley |
7:18 | |||
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1.3
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III. Rondo. Allegro
Johann Baptist Cramer; London Mozart Players |
9:57 | |||
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Piano Concerto No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 48
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1.4
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I. Allegro maestoso
Johann Baptist Cramer; London Mozart Players |
14:31 | |||
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1.5
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II. Larghetto
Johann Baptist Cramer; London Mozart Players |
8:00 | |||
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1.6
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III. Rondo à l'Hongroise. Scherzando
Johann Baptist Cramer; Howard Shelley |
9:05 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"It takes a special kind of pianist to make certain pieces sound better or more important than they actually are, and Shelley certainly knows how to sell Cramer. His inflections of phrase convey palpable tension and release, while long, sustained cantabiles unfold with vocally orientated modulation. Both as soloist and conductor, Shelley pays special attention to the timing and articulation of embellishments, ornaments and roulades, as borne out in the Fifth Concerto’s zesty main theme, plus the brass and timpani’s cutting brilliance. Jeremy Dibble’s superb and musically detailed annotations are most welcome, and so is Hyperion’s well balanced, judiciously resonant sound."
- Gramophone
Listening to these fluent, expressive performances, it’s difficult to see how even Cramer—one of the great virtuosos of his day—could have matched the effortless mastery so characteristic of Howard Shelley’s pianism.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Hyperion Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.67 -8.23 to -1.00 | -26.54 -30.04 to -24.81 | -23.28 -26.60 to -21.40 | 15 13 to 16 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro con brio | -3.06 | -24.81 | -21.7 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Romance. Affettuoso | -5.41 | -28.71 | -25.2 | 14 |
| 3 | III. Rondo. Allegro | -1.76 | -25.50 | -22.4 | 16 |
| 4 | I. Allegro maestoso | -2.59 | -24.84 | -21.4 | 15 |
| 5 | II. Larghetto | -8.23 | -30.04 | -26.6 | 13 |
| 6 | III. Rondo à l'Hongroise. Scherzando | -1.00 | -25.35 | -22.4 | 16 |