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約翰.威廉.維爾姆斯: 鋼琴協奏曲第二集
布勞提岡 古鋼琴
麥可.亞歷山大.威廉斯 指揮
科隆學會合奏團

Born in the vicinity of Cologne, only two years after and some sixty km distant from Beethoven, Johann Wilhelm Wilms was once a musical force to be reckoned with. In Amsterdam, where he lived from the age of 19, his music was actually performed more frequently than Beethoven's at one period, and his orchestral works were played in such musical centres as Leipzig. Besides chamber music and solo sonatas, Wilms composed several symphonies and concertos, among them piano concertos for his own use.

But already during his lifetime Wilms began to retreat from the public eye and by the time of his death in 1847, he was remembered almost exclusively as the composer of the then national anthem. In time for the 250th anniversary of Wilms' birth, Ronald Brautigam has edited the five extant piano concertos by 'the Dutch Beethoven'. A first volume (BIS-2504) with the three earlier concertos has been released, earning a five star review in BBC Music Magazine for 'performances of lightness and transparency, matched by the recording's clarity.' On this second and final instalment, with Concertos Nos 4 and 5, Ronald Brautigam again receives spirited support from the Kolner Akademie and Michael Alexander Willens.

Johann Wilhelm Wilms
Piano Concerto in F major, Op.32 25''59
01 I. Allegro 13''46
02 II. Adagio 5''16
03 III. Rondo 6''57

Piano Concerto in E flat major, Op.55 33''41
04 I. Adagio - Allegro 17''52
05 II. Adagio 6''17
06 III. Rondo 9''32

Album total 59''42