Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 75 - Ries: Concerto 8
) | Label: Hyperion Catalog: 03457128217 Format: CD Piers Lane (piano) The Orchestra Now, Leon BotsteinFerdinand Ries may once have been celebrated as ‘one of the finest piano-performers of the present day’ (the 1820s), but he is now remembered chiefly for his association with Beethoven. Yet the music here is never slavishly imitative: Piers Lane makes a persuasive case for rescuing these works from the pages of musical history.  Price: $28.98 |