Martucci - Piano Concerto No. 2 [Op. 66, 2nd Mvt]

Composed in 1885. Performed by the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala.
Conductor - Riccardo Muti.
Piano - Carlo Bruno.
Martucci's Piano Concerto No. 2 was given its première by Martucci at Naples in 1886 and remains the best known of his larger works. He later gave a performance in Milan with Arturo Toscanini, who went on to champion both this and the two symphonies throughout his long career, while a New York performance in 1911 proved to be the final concert conducted by Mahler. Embodying the virtuoso concerns of its era, the work yet has a distinct personality and an intrinsic conviction that make it a highpoint from among the plethora of Romantic piano concertos.
The slow movement opens with restful music on strings, solo horn accompanying the piano as it sets out the limpid main melody. The central section revolves around a sustained theme for lower strings that builds in intensity to a forceful confrontation between soloist and orchestra, after which the initial melody returns on woodwind decorated by delicate piano arabesques. At length it receives a full restatement that moves into a poetic coda for piano and woodwind.
Generating these midi files is very difficult so apologies for errors as they come up.

[@blacksky492]

Very high quality video for such a not well known composer, very nice

[@Dylonely_9274]

Underrated. Thanks for sharing from this composer.

[@trongdung1306]

Omg 2 videos a week!

[@konstantin1943]

I can assume that the author of the channel is Italian. And I'm glad about it, because it's high time to break the stereotype that Italian music is only opera

[@cooldafoolz]

nice

[@JannesBio]

At first I thought: ugh, who is this composer? He might not be good enough to surpass Chopin or even Liszt.... Now I think: there is so much heartwarming in this piece.... The melody is so fluid in the phrases and the instruments are so fitting in their conflict with the piano. There are so many truly epic passages in this melody, especially the last great harmony. Thank you for sharing this composer with your community. I think we want to hear the first movement one day too :D

[@Bozzigmupp]

You need to widen your listening reportaire if your first instinct is to compare to Chopin and Liszt. Listen to more russian composers, they are superb

[@reimakousei793]

@@Bozzigmupp agreed, nonetheless we cannot downplay their works either. But I 100% agree, a lot of Russian composers are underrated. Same with polish composers

[@Bozzigmupp]

@@reimakousei793 Download?

[@reimakousei793]

@@Bozzigmupp downplay as in “say their works are overrated when clearly they deserve their popularity.” idk it’s just something I see whenever people talk negatively about popular composers

[@plus4157]

early! so beautiful

[@eduardchakhmakhchyan6209]

More Prokofiev pls!

[@_rstcm]

Plz do pines of rome.

[@temedy413]

Great piece! Could you please do Rachmaninoff's second symphony next?