Henry Litolff - Concerto Symphonique No. 4, Op. 102 (1852)
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- Henry Charles Litolff (7 August 1818 - 5 August 1891) was a virtuoso pianist, composer of Romantic music, and music publisher. A prolific composer, he is today known mainly for a single brief work - the scherzo from his Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D minor - and remembered as the founder of the Collection Litolff (today part of Edition Peters), a highly regarded publishing imprint of classical music scores.
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Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Op. 102 (c. 1852)
Dedication: Ernst II, Duc régnant de Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
1. Allegro con fuoco (0:00)
2. Scherzo. Presto (12:51)
3. Adagio religioso (19:54)
4. Allegro impetuoso (26:27)
Gerald Robbins, piano and the Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra conducted by Edouard van Remoortel
Details by John Glover:
Like Sarasate, Liszt, and the fictional Radetzky of Dangerous Moonlight, Litolff was both virtuoso performer and composer. His career as a pianist took him all over Europe, settling at various times in France, Germany, England, the Netherlands, and finally Brunswick, where he ran music festivals, conducted, and took over the management of his friend's music publishing company. Of all of his compositions, it is the four Concertos Symphoniques that stand out both in terms of formal inventiveness and musical brilliance. These pieces were unique in conception, combining the structure of a symphony with the showmanship of a classical concerto. Unlike earlier concertos, much of the thematic musical material is introduced by the orchestra, with the piano serving as obbligato. Franz Liszt, a contemporary of Litolff, was an admirer of his innovations. Liszt thought so highly of him as a musician that he dedicated his first Piano Concerto to Litolff. The sprightly rhythms and dazzling piano writing of the scherzo movement from his Concerto Symphonique No. 4 leave little doubt why he was admired by audiences and musicians alike. Of particular note is Litolff's prominent use of the piccolo and triangle in this piece, as he was among the first to incorporate these instruments into the instrumentation for a keyboard concerto. 
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Gerarld Robbins is a beast. What a great performance. One of the best of this work.
I`m definitely agree with you.😊
Hadn't heard this piece in ages...nice recording. Great post.
A fantastic complete recording from Gerald Robbins with the Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra conducted by Edouard van Remoortel [1926-1977]. This complete recording originally released in 1973 for Genesis, and now I`ve got the complete recording on CD [released in 1989 for Genesis] with the Piano Trio in D Minor, op.47, performed by the Mirecourt Trio. I recommend this who likes the complete recording by Litolff. 😊
The scherzo is so famous that the rest of his works are rarely heard
What a stunning performance! Thanks indeed for posting this with the score. Until I googled Litolff I had no idea he was British as I always thought of him as French. What a shame that the first, third and fourth movements are never played.
Fantastic scherzo! I'm loving it!
I'm old enough to remember Winifred Atwell playing the 2nd movement scherzo on the Billy Cotton Band Show on the BBC in pre-BBC1 and BBC2 days!.
Thanks for sharing! Another new great composer for me to discover!
Great! This was online some years ago, then was taken down (because of the recording, I think). Thank you for bringing this back!
The scherzo movement is like a tasteful blend of Mendelssohn and Saint Säens’ virtuousic melodic-rhythmic thematic material with extra spicy Sarasate! I am so glad to have listened to this!
Wonderful third movement!
i was thinking about doing the litolff concerti ^^ but you beat me to it haha. Great music !
If you want to do the others that would be great as I am not planning those.
Thank you guys so much for the fantastic channels
@@bartjebartmans bartje please do the third. The other ones are off the plan! I guess you know why..
Wonderful
Замечательный концерт!
A very nice work.
Great performance of a very fine work, with its legendary, obscenely difficult scherzo. Thank you so much for posting this !
Michael Ponti said to me that he wanted to play this work but settled for Concerto 3 as it displayed technique better; he seemed very shy to the talk about his "competing" with others in a contest of speed...
Henry litolff:4.d-moll Szimfonikus Concerto Op.102
1.Allegro con fouco 00:05
2.Scherzo:Presto 12:51
3.Adagio religioso 19:54
4.Allegro impetuoso 26:27
Gerald Robbins-zongora
Monte Carlói Opera Zenekara
Vezényel:Edouard van Remoortel
Köszönöm az értékelést
Wait a minute, quite special. It was dedicated to Queen Victoria's brother in-law (known as her own cousin)!! Also, this music is very great! Thanks for sharing
Reminds me of Berlioz’ grand scale and crazy feats of virtuosity for virtually every instrument in the orchestra.
An heavy, spectacular piece of the standard German middle XIX century musical repertoire, with a burning but superficial technical complexity for the (astounding) pianist.
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My 3rd great-granduncle!
Additional information by composer John Glover (Los Angeles Philharmonic's Publications Assistant).
Creepy... I was just humming this concerto to myself last night!!!!
If you had never heard it before this must mean you are Henry Litolff's reincarnation.
Please upload Lotolff's concerto Symphonique no5
Please Please please upload concerto symphonique no. 5
So is this a concerto but symphony like?
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