Piano Concerto No. 3 (Ries)

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 55, by German composer Ferdinand Ries was written around 1813. It was composed in the proto-Romantic style, similar to the concertos of Johann Nepomuk Hummel, and anticipates stylistic developments of future Romantic composers.

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History

The manuscript bears the notation "St. Petersburg 1812", suggesting it was begun there ^[a]. In any case, it was probably ^[b] begun in 1812 and finished later, and most likely the fifth of Ries's eight piano concertos to be written.^[c]^[2]

The concerto was not published until 1815, when it was published by N. Simrock in Bonn with a dedication to Muzio Clementi.

Connection to Franz Liszt

This piece, according to the diary of Adam Liszt, father of Franz Liszt, was the piano piece being played by Adam which "completely absorbed" Franz in his "sixth year"; following this he incessantly begged to be taught the piano.^[3]

Movements

This work follows the traditional three-movement structure:

Allegro maestoso
Larghetto – (attacca)
Rondo: Allegretto

The first movement bears a strong resemblance to the music of period composers such as J. N. Hummel, John Field, or Friedrich Kalkbrenner. The second theme is in A-flat major (the dominant major enharmonic to G-sharp) rather than the expected E major. The second movement, in A major, anticipates the stylistic idiom of the music of Frédéric Chopin. The third movement, a fast 2/4, begins deceptively in C-sharp major, but actually its home key is in C-sharp minor, in which key the movement (and the work) ends.

Recordings

Notable recordings of this composition include:

Pianist	Conductor	Orchestra	Record Company	Year of Recording	Format
Felicja Blumental	Theodore Guschlbauer	Salzburg Chamber Orchestra	Brana Records	1968	CD
Maria Littauer	Alois Springer	Hamburg Symphony Orchestra	Vox	1972	CD
Christopher Hinterhuber	Uwe Grodd	Gävle Symphony Orchestra	Naxos	2006	CD

References

Notes

^ But the work may not have been finished there.
^ According to Allan Badley.^[1]
^ Concerto no. 3 refers to the order of publication, not composition, and likewise for all of Ries's concertos.

^ Bradley 2007
^ Verzeichniss von Musikalien welche in der Falterschen Musikhandlung at Google Books, by Falterische Musikhandlung
^ Walker, Alan. Franz Liszt, The Virtuoso Years,1811-1847, Cornell University Press, 1983, pp.58-9.

Sources

Badley, Allan (2007). Ries, F.: Piano Concertos, Vol. 2 - No. 3/Introduction and Polonaise/Variations on Swedish National Airs (CD). Naxos Records. 8.557844.
McGorray, Ian (2015-07-21). Ferdinand Ries and the Piano Concerto: Beethoven's Shadow and the Early Romantic Concerto (M.M.). University of Cincinnati.

External links

Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, Op. 55: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

v t e Concertos by Ferdinand Ries
Piano	E-flat major, Op. 42 C-sharp minor, Op. 55 C minor, Op. 115 D major, Op. 120 (Concerto Pastoral) C major, Op. 123 A minor, Op. 132 (<i>Abschieds-Concert von England</i>) A-flat major, Op. 151 (Gruss an den Rhein) G minor, Op. 177
Piano and orchestra	Swedish National Airs with Variations, Op. 52 Grand Variations on 'Rule, Britannia', Op. 116 Introduction et Rondeau brillant, Op. 144 Introduction et Variations Brillantes, Op. 170 Introduction and Polonaise, Op. 174 Introduction et Rondeau Brillant, WoO. 54 Concertino for Piano and Orchestra, WoO. 88 (lost)
Violin	Concerto in E minor, Op. 24
Horn	Concerto for Two Horns in F major, WoO. 19
List of compositions by Ferdinand Ries

This page was last edited on 27 April 2023, at 15:18

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