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The Piano Concerto Op. 1 in F-sharp minor is a concerto for piano and orchestra written by
The Piano Concerto Op. 1 in F-sharp minor is a concerto for piano and orchestra written by Norbert Burgmüller
August Joseph Norbert Burgmüller (8 February 1810 – 7 May 1836) was a German composer, renowned for his contributions during the nascent stages of the Romantic Era. His oeuvre, albeit cut tragically short due to his untimely drowning at the ag ...
in 1828–1829. It premiered on 14 January 1830 and was performed by Burgmüller at the piano.
Because of the early accidental death of Burgmüller at the age of 26 – he drowned in a spa
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in Aachen
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most likely due to an epileptic seizure – it is his only piano concerto.
Background
The premiere was on 14 January 1830 inKassel
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with Burgmüller at the piano. In 1833 Burgmüller became friends with Felix Mendelssohn
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic music, Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions inc ...
, who performed the solo part in Düsseldorf on 3 May 1834.
Composition
The orchestra includes 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, kettledrums and strings. It is written in three-movement concerto form: # Allegro ma non troppo # Larghetto con moto # Allegro moderatoRecordings
* 1998 –Leonard Hokanson
Leonard Hokanson (August 13, 1931 – March 21, 2003) was an American pianist who achieved prominence in Europe as a soloist and chamber musician.
Early life and education
Born in Vinalhaven, Maine, he attended Clark University in Worcester, Massa ...
on piano, conductor Gernot Schmalfuss – Concerto For Piano And Orchestra Op. 1 F Sharp Minor / Overture For Orchestra Op. 5 / Symphony No.2 Op. 11 D Major
* 2000 – Nikolaus Lahusen on piano, conductor Heribert Beissel – Norbert Burgmüller: Klavierkonzert (op. 1) / Robert Schumann: Konzertstücke für Klavier und Orchester (op. 92 + 134).
* 2012 – Tobias Koch on piano, conductor Frieder Bernius
Frieder Bernius (born 22 June 1947) is a German conductor, the founder and director of the chamber choir Kammerchor Stuttgart, founded in 1968. They became leaders for historically informed performances. He founded the Stuttgart festival of Baroq ...
– Norbert Burgmüller: Klavierkonzert op. 1 / Entr'actes op. 17 / Ouverture op. 5
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