Tellefsen & Kalkbrenner: Piano Concertos

A fascinating new name bursts into our Romantic Piano series with the two concertos by Thomas Tellefsen, here coupled with an extended concert piece by series stalwart Friedrich Kalkbrenner. All three works here enjoy Howard Shelley’s trademark dexterity and exuberant bravura technique.

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‘There are lovely moments in Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen’s two piano concertos … these concertos have been recorded before … but Howard Shelley’s finesse and steadfast grace (in music that ...
‘And still it goes on. Hyperion’s Romantic Piano Concerto series reaches its 86th instalment with this coupling of composers who came into contact in the Paris of the early 1840s … all three work ...
‘If you enjoy the Chopin Piano Concertos I would say that the Tellefsen would appeal as an attractive alternative … a fine addition to this series which definitely still has legs’ (MusicWeb Inter ...