Mendelssohn. Piano Concerto. Sangiorgio/yates (sac

Victor Sangiorgio (piano), Royal Northern Sinfonia, Martin Yates

Composed by: Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto in E (completed by Martin Yates); Chopin/Balakirev: Grand Concerto
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto in E (completed by Martin Yates); Chopin/Balakirev: Grand Concerto

Dutton’s first recording with the Royal Northern Sinfonia features pianist Victor Sangiorgio in two Romantic concertos. However, there is a twist to both: one is Martin Yates’s realization of the surviving fragments of Mendelssohn’s unfinished Piano Concerto in E and the other is Balakirev’s orchestration of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.1. Not surprisingly, Balakirev brings a decidedly Russian flavor to Chopin’s sound-world.