Ammann, Ravel & Bartók: Piano Concertos

Ammann delivers a rollercoaster ride of incredible rhythmic energy...After the mesmeric impact of Ammann’s work, it’s probably a good idea to pause before proceeding to the two other concertos.... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 30th Oct 2020
Catalogue No: BIS2310
Label: BIS
Length: 75 minutes

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Ammann: The Piano Concerto

Work length31:18

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Andreas Haefliger (piano)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Susanna Mälkki

Molto ritmico (Live)

Track length10:51

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Bar 272 (Live)

Track length7:59

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Upbeat to Bar 445 (Live)

Track length12:28

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Ravel: Piano Concerto in D major (for the left hand)

Work length19:04

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Andreas Haefliger (piano)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Susanna Mälkki

Lento

Track length8:26

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Allegro

Track length4:39

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Tempo I

Track length5:59

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Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119

Work length25:05

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Andreas Haefliger (piano)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Susanna Mälkki

I. Allegretto

Track length7:23

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II. Adagio religioso

Track length10:33

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III. Allegro vivace

Track length7:09

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When Andreas Haefliger conceived this unusual combination of concertos it was with the aim of putting into perspective three pieces, each a unique and highly expressive highlight from the composers’ output. That Maurice Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand and Béla Bartók’s Third Piano Concerto fulfilled the requirements was a given: towards the end of his life Bartók wrote his most lyrically expressive concerto while Ravel, inspired by the qualities of the left hand register, wrote a piece full of dark yearning and grotesquely fauvistic dances. The third work was more of a gamble, being a newly commissioned and not yet written concerto. The risk was a calculated one, however, given the stellar reputation of the composer Dieter Ammann, as well as Haefliger’s personal acquaintance with him. But as Haefliger himself remarks: ‘Little could have prepared me for the exceptional work I was to receive: The Piano Concerto – Gran Toccata. Keeping tradition close by as an ally in the layering of harmony and rhythm, it explodes into futuristic visions in an extremely personal language and, through its kaleidoscopic colours and pianistic virtuosity, reinvents the genre for the 21st century.’ The concerto was premiered at the 2019 BBC Proms. On all three occasions, he has been partnered by Susanna Mälkki, chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra which lends Haefliger eminent support in all three works.

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January 2021

Ammann delivers a rollercoaster ride of incredible rhythmic energy...After the mesmeric impact of Ammann’s work, it’s probably a good idea to pause before proceeding to the two other concertos. Both receive fine performances from these artists supported by nimble orchestral playing from the Helsinki Philharmonic...Haefliger is a very thoughtful player, bringing a variety of approaches to the different movements of the Bartók.

December 2020

In short, the Ravel and Bartók make formidable impressions but the Dieter Ammann Concerto will leave you limp with awe...Although I’ve long admired Andreas Haefliger’s intelligent virtuosity, here he unleashes his inner Tasmanian devil, while Susanna Mälkki and the Helsinki Philharmonic suffuse the music with prodigious colour and staggering precision. Colour and precision similarly inform Ravel’s Left-Hand Concerto.

January/February 2021

“It is an engaging work for all its twists and turns, and Haefliger is fully attuned to its technical demands and expressive vision.... a compelling account, made even more vivid by the superb partnership with Susanna Mälkki and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.”

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