Norbert Burgmüller - Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, Op.1 (1829)

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Norbert Burgmüller (8 February 1810 -- 7 May 1836) was a German composer.
Work: Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, Op.1 (1829)
Mov.I: Allegro ma non troppo 00:00
Mov.II: Larghetto con moto 15:19
Mov.III: Allegro moderato 23:37
Pianist: Nikolaus Lahusen
Orchestra: Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Halle
Conductor: Heribert Beissel

[@nicholasndege2892]

Since i discovered You Tube, i get to appreciate what a short time 70 years can be, and how little of this earths treasures, which we may access for free hang all around us unacknowledged, to the ultimate loss for humanity.

[@DurpenHeimer]

Quite the profound realization.

[@roberthart9675]

I love your beautiful words Nicholas - so true! KZbin gives me so much pleasure in my life as I love to discover beautiful new music by wonderful composers who have been unfortunately and unfairly neglected. Sadly so many people only know music by the well-known major Classical and Romantic composers which is performed so often (too often perhaps?)

[@nicholasndege2892]

Too often i agree. Humans are capable of beauty.

[@franzitaduz]

NICHOLAS NDEGE Hear, hear Nicholas! KZbin is ultimately the fulfillment of what " Public Domain". was meant to create-universal access to great works of art.

[@adolfodorantes4791]

@@roberthart9675 I feel the same way and agree with you about Nicholas so much to listen and be able to thanks to you tube

[@harryandruschak2843]

Listening to this a second time on your channel, 3 November 2017. 73 years old, and appreciate the effort you and other uploaders do to enable these "obscure" composers to be less obscure.

[@AvntXardE]

Back in his days Norbert Burgmüller was not obscure. Robert Schumann said: after Schubert's early death, no other early death than the one of Burgmüller (at the age of 26) was as painful.

[@beucorona2170]

I saw "Burgmüller" and f# minor. Never clicked so fast. Not disappointed.

[@НадеждаРачковская-т6щ]

Чарівна забута музика. Ніколи не виконується. А жаль.

[@marcdekeyser1021]

Brilliant and phantastic romantic piano concerto of a composer who died too young! His symphony nr 2 op 11 is also a brilliant piece of music, you can also find on the German label MDG!

[@FuranoMusic]

That string accompaniment in the beginning is incredibly haunting!

[@seangabbvideo]

I have just left this review on Amazon: I would never have paid nearly £30 for two minor works by Schumann. I bought the disk instead for the Burgmuller Piano Concerto in F sharp minor. I had earlier downloaded this by chance from KZbin in a job lot of early 19th century piano concertos. I was interested in Cramer and Czerny, and so almost didn't bother with the unknown Burgmuller. What a loss that would have been! From its opening harmonies, I listened to the work with complete astonishment. It has a vast, symphonic structure. It avoids the showy cadenza writing common to its age in favour of a close integraton of piano and orchestra. It is an intense and dramatic and completely satisfying work. It owes something to Beethoven PC5, and something to Mendelssohn, but is much more than an imitation. For its piano writing, I would almost call it - if I were now less imprressed than I am by Burgmuller himself - the piano concerto that Schubert never composed. Whatever its influences, I am ready to think it one of the greatest piano concertos of the 19th century. And it is by an 18 year-old student - a young man who died at the lamentably early age of 26, apparently by drowning when he had an epileptic fit while taking a bath. Why is this work not in the standard repertoire? I bought the disk partly because I wanted a better version than the lowish resolution mp3 I downloaded from KZbin, and partly because I wanted to give some financial token of my appreciation. I can't reward Burgmuller, but I can reward those who brought me his music. At £27, I think the contribution worth every penny. amzn.to/2UIi4PQ

[@222mozart]

my son died in the same age from the same sickness as Burgsmüller. About 35 years before I have discovered Burgsmüller for me.

[@ernshaw78]

The best you can do is champion his works. I support as a music researcher the more obscure ensembles and historical performance of works. This is easily a big contender for my next purchase.

[@macolganjames3356]

Excellent ! Hadn't heard of this composer before this. Many thanks for posting.

[@leporellothegoldfinch]

People here liken young Burgmüller to Mendelssohn and Wagner, but let's face it, neither of those two had *both* the depth and beauty.

[@jhorne18]

Again, not only a fantastic upload - but the ART! Where did this come from? Wow!

[@marcelotobardurand6511]

+ Jeremy The composer is german, he died at 26 years old ( 1810 - 1836 )

[@mhwharp]

An innovative orchestra or conductor should have a program of these wonderful piano works by lesser known composers. Beautiful music.

[@sherifel-haggan7196]

Michael Wallace FULLY AGREE AND SUPPORT THE IDEA.

[@ernshaw78]

Suggest to your local symphony and suggest, and then when concerts of obscure music take place go.

[@brunftbert3381]

Thanks for posting so much! What a composer.

[@pierrebonnechere7032]

Written when he was 19 year old, and fully original. Lots of influences, or rather ideas coming from the Zeitgeist, but definitely a personal style: this is not Beethoven, nor Ries, nor Hummel. I could hear some tones of Schumann and Berwald.

[@brianknapp8645]

Think Spohr, who was his teacher.

[@pmmdrt]

I hear more influences of his friend Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. A great lost that he died so young. The works he left are all great!

[@brianknapp8645]

Now that you mention it I hear the Mendelssohn as well.

[@pietrolandri6081]

Not only died young and tragically but his life has been mostly miserable and influenced by health issues (epilepsy and alcoholism latter generated by the breakup of his engagement and subsequent early death of his fiancee). And yes you hear Mendelssohn and Spohr and Schumann but his style is extremely personal and not merely copy and paste of other masters. Besides he wrote piano concerto at less than 20 years but it stands out for a mature writing and robust technique. Another one died too young who could have counted more in history of music had he lived more.

[@robertanderson7664]

This is a wonderful Piano Concerto in the Beethoven style. His two symphonies are equally good - very listenable. I had never heard of this composer efore. Thanks KuhluaDilfeng2 !

[@brianknapp8645]

I hear a little bit of Schumann in this concerto but not much of Beethoven. Mostly I think it is the unique genius of Burgmuller!

[@nicholasndege2892]

Beethoven in the flute, as they say , the devil is in the small print

[@brianknapp8645]

Burgmuller was a student of Louis Spohr. Thus we hear more similarities to Spohr then to other composers. His first symphony clearly shows similarities to to Spohr's music.

[@billmarrufo]

Absolutely! Not only in style, Beethoven´s influence is present throughout the work. Perhaps more than any other composer, although in some passages it reminds me of Mendelssohn and Schubert.

[@markmccarty9910]

You haven't heard of him because he had an epileptic fit while bathing alone at a spa, and drowned - at age 26.

[@polyphoniac]

A friend of mine, who used to host a classical music program on a local FM station in Albuquerque, played the Leonard Hokanson/Schmalfuss/Wuppertal recording of this work on the air many years ago after I introduced him to it. He told me that no other recording had ever aroused as much excitement among listeners. The station was immediately besieged with telephone calls.

[@Ehedquist]

Yes, good ole 96.3 FM Classical Radio in ABQ. Indeed, lots of the usual, but sometimes something like this.

[@nvartandreassian8037]

Avec des oeuvres rarement jouées on comprend que l'esprit créateur de l'Homme n'a pas de limite . Alors comparer avec des noms connus la chose ne devient pas très constructive ...

[@osmansensoy7458]

I really don't understand, why only a couple of composers are performed most of the time in the Concert Halls ? ........N. Burgmüller, Thalberg, A. Rubinstein, Dussek, Wiklund, F.Danzi and many others should be taken in their repertuar of the talented pianists.

[@MrNevenon]

Agreed. It does not sell, that is why.

[@michelealba744]

Yes, you are so right !!

[@smaug06]

Brilliant composer, thanks a lot for let us heard !!!!

[@mmbmbmbmb]

Surely not too late to appreciate the loveliness of Norbert Burgmueller ... after having known only his Etudes. Thank you for introducing me to this delight & beauty!

[@Gerrylight5]

+mmbmbmbmb The Etude-Burgmüller is Friedrich (or Frederic as he spellt his own Name in France), I guess Norberts Brother!

[@mmbmbmbmb]

+Gerhard Jaeger I am glad you brought this to my attention, thank you!

[@braccorisan8274]

Definitely not the Burgmuller you're thinking of. The guy who wrote the etudes only ever wrote works good enough for education, and even then, there are better things to learn from.

[@taniapetrova9977]

Wish a Merry Christmas and one very healthy and peaceful New Year to your team 🎉 Thanks a lot for your amazing gifts 💖🎄🙏

[@alexcarracini6168]

Sarò forse un inguaribile romantico, ma il concerto mi è piaciuto. Che pianisti nascevano nel 1810! R. Schumann, F. Chopin; e N. Burgmueller non ci sfigura affatto. Grazie di ♡ a chi c'è l'ha proposto.

[@tramrat5042]

Brilliant, imaginative writing. Certainly a cut above say, Hummel's later concerti. The German Arriaga !

[@francescogiordano4169]

😂 😂 😂

[@francescogiordano4169]

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[@francescogiordano4169]

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@francescogiordano4169]

😂

[@dman9dman]

Безусловно талантливый композитор. Не погибни он в раннем возрасте, он был бы гораздо известнее сейчас.

[@serenait]

Just discovered your channel, I love it. Thank you so much for your uploading 🙏

[@AvntXardE]

Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann were big fans of Norbert Burgmüller.

[@michelealba744]

Ein Komponist mit grossem Talent ! Trotz seines jungen Alters hat er da ein kraftvolles und sehr melodisches Klavierkonzert geschrieben . Ein Genie, das leider viel zu früh gestorben ist . Dieses Werk ist wirklich wunderschön . Schade, dass Norbert Burgmüller in Vergessenheit geraten ist !!!

[@taniapetrova9977]

Since I have found this amazing channel listen every day to one of the greatest concerto 🎉I asked my friends in Germany about this genius and was shocked 😮 they don't know him!!! He could be next Beethoven ❤

[@michelealba744]

Yes, you are right ! @@taniapetrova9977

[@douglasdickerson5184]

Wonderful piece of music!

[@PieInTheSky9]

Written during the the golden age of western european concert music, before the sterile dead end of serialism and atonalism.

[@marcdekeyser1021]

Dank Van der Karbargenbok für die Empfehlung. Ich habe dieses Moszkowski opus 3-Klavierkonzert schon anhören können. Sehr schönes Konzert, aber ehrlich gesagtbin ich noch mehr begeistert von Moszkowski's Klavierkonzert Nr 2 op 59.

[@romanozanetti5960]

Mai ho conosciuto questo ragazzo musicista visto l'età in cui si è spento, m sono ritrovato incantato dalla sua profonda sensibilità e profonda. Poteva seguire le orme di Mozart

[@carloslijoicarcano]

beautiful.......a mixture of some of the best composers........best regards

[@gerardbegni2806]

This woek is indeed outstanding for an op. 1 dated 1829. It sounds just as if the young Wagner had decided to write a piano concerto sometimes between the Flying Dutchmann and Tannhauser or Lohenfrin, with forerunning sections.

[@MegaCirse]

This woek.... Lohenfrin ? .......... ;-)

[@ernshaw78]

I don't think Wagner really understood writing for concertos or for most musical sections aside from his ego. As a musicologist I think this is one of the last classical concertos but the first true romantic concerto which almost completely loses form.

[@gerardbegni2806]

@@ernshaw78 Needless to ay I am fully aware of this concerning Wagner's personal ego. This is only a stylistic analogy. You can find here the same chromatic parrallel motions of diminished seventh's than in Flying Dutchman's overture, or access to passing remote harmonic regions through parallel chromatic thirds movament as for instancr in Tannhauser's overture (violas+clarinets) between the two presentations (wind sextet then trombones) of the Pilgrim's chorale. The major difference id that was was put deliberately forward in Wagner's music is more integrated here, which evidences a subtle musical maturity as soon as in this op. 1

[@nvartandreassian8037]

I think the best for appreciate this score is certainly not compare with any renowned composer , just with himself and his very good ideas and professionalism

[@mattialapiana865]

An interesting piano concerto indeed! Absolutely astonishing!

[@theinvisiblemusicman]

Pity about all the reverb on the recording, rather turns a lot of the music into a right muddle of sound. Pity. It diserves a better rendition.

[@claudiaforster1870]

Eines der absolut schönsten Klavierkonzerte! Ganz erstaunlich, wenn man das Alter bedenkt, in welchem er es komponierte!

[@michelealba744]

Ja, Sie haben völlig recht !!

[@taniapetrova9977]

German have to be very proud of this young brilliant composer ❤😢🥀

[@michelealba744]

Yes , you are right !! A genius !

[@philhomes233]

A very fine concerto.

[@MegaCirse]

It is very beautiful music, played with exceptional skill and a tremendous sense of inner power. A delightful listening experience. As a composer, this musician amazes me, he establishes such a synthesis of the adulterated vision and musical spirituality of this period.. :D

[@solomonal-harbi8788]

I feel like those very talented composers were offered a deal by leaving the earth at a young age to work among god and angels, or something like that 🤔.

[@shirleypuwills2398]

Too much attributes to few famous and known composers than this young prodigy who died young

[@MegaCirse]

C'est une musique très belle, jouée avec une compétence exceptionnelle et un sentiment de puissance intérieure faramineux. Une expérience d'écoute délicieuse. En tant que compositeur, ce musicien m’épate, il établit une telle synthèse de la vision frelatée et de la spiritualité musicales de cette période que c'en est enivrant !.

[@tomyamartino]

Written when he was 19!

[@michelealba744]

Yes, he was a genius !

[@juanvelez8564]

Thank you, KuhlauDilfeng2! Thank you, KZbin!

[@GuaruCultura]

É muito bom que possamos ter a chance de conhecer e divulgar obras tão interessantes e de tanto valor musical. Vamos agora esperar termos acesso a este material. Grande abraço.

[@feraudyh]

Actually, this gripped me a lot more than many of the other forgotten composers uploaded on this channel.

[@thomaskoutsivos6285]

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[@herrbrucvald6376]

Norbert Burgmüller's more famous older brother, the composer and very influential pianist Friedrich Burgmüller, wrote a seminal ballet of the Romantic period, La Péri (1843)----which, unbelievably, has yet to receive a complete studio recording..... Friedrich's piano music for young pianists is still widely taught. (Bonynge's La Péri is of selections, and far from complete. )

[@irre__]

Big bro has over 100 Opuses and people only know him for his beginner student works it’s actually kinda tragic lmao.

[@floatingsara]

I cannot be the only one who came here thanks to Greg & Lillo's Radio coatta classica

[@barrymalkin9031]

Burgmuller's early death was a tragic loss to music. The foreboding brass and woodwind introduction and dramatic keyboard writing in this concerto foreshadows the work of Brahms of whom I'm sure Burgmuller would have been equal to had he lived longer into the 19th century.

[@hrobro2376]

Absolutely amazing music!!! Bravo Burgmüller! Crescendi like by A.Bruckner> < ?

[@republiccooper]

Every pianist would have encountered Burgmuller as a young student. His larger works, sadly, go almost unrecognised and unacknowledged.

[@polyphoniac]

You are referring to Friedrich Burgmüller. This concerto was composed by his younger brother Norbert.

[@FuranoMusic]

Not bad for a 19-year-old!

[@brunftbert3381]

Fantastic! Even it would be a 30-year old.

[@bowerdw]

I hated piano practice. I can pick out a melody if it not two complex years later but thus cannot play because of my resistance to practice and probably because of limited physical prowess as well . However, I have long loved piano concertos. The Romantic Concerto series of a couple labels expanded my range of piano concertos over the years. KZbin is expanding it even more. I was so deprived growing up being limited to Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Saint-Saens, etc. Burgmuller's work here meets everything I appreciate about this specialized music genre.

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Have you tried Joseph Marx' Romantic Concerto of 1920? Extremely accessible and I would say compares very comfortably indeed with the concertos of Saint-Saëns, Chopin, Schumann and Poulenc.

[@rkarlmehl7449]

I would suggest Adolf Wiklund's Concerto No. 1.

[@Bulbophile]

At least burgmuller had a distinctive style, in his solo pieces as well. Unlike many other romantic concertos where they all sound like pastiche from the greats. Except for 11:45 which is Beethoven appassionata, 3rd movement

[@darrylschultz9311]

@@rkarlmehl7449 Yes,and Wiklund's No.2 just as nice I think-in fact I like it just a little bit more than No. 1.In fact I'd go so far as to say it's one of my favourites Piano Concertos by anyone!

[@joshuarichards1337]

Please consider listening to Hummel 3rd piano concerto, Dvorak piano concerto and Ferdinand Ries concerto 8

[@Sytb01]

Masterpiece.

[@NealSchultz]

Wow that was a wild wonderful ride.....Very unusual orchestration for the time. The flutes gave it an almost eerie Der Freischutz feel.....

[@xavierbordes1373]

Séduisant concerto d'un musicien prometteur, qui n'a pas eu la chance de donner sa pleine mesure... Tout à fait remarquable... Il avait son style de mélodies bien à lui, qu'il n'a guère eu le temps d'épanouir et d'épurer, par malchance. Avec sous l'exubérance une faille, une mélancolie, une blessure sourdement et constamment présente... Musique plus profonde qu'il n'y paraîtrait à une audition distraite... Le larghetto est fort réussi, le compositeur sentait avec émotion les mouvements lents... Une musique simple, inventive, sincère et sans esbroufe...

[@michelealba744]

Cette musique ne me semble pas si simple que ça . Un grand compositeur ,inventif, c'est vrai ! Je pense que cette oeuvre est même plus complexe que celle de Chopin, quand ce dernier avait le MEME AGE que lui . ( concertos pour piano ) En tout cas, la mort a emporté ce génie beaucoup trop tôt ....

[@davetubervid]

Very impressive

[@brozors]

the "sturm und drang" aspect of the piano playing really shows itself well in this concerto. it really surprised me while I was listening to it.

[@Zimzamzoom95]

Sturm und drang? This piece was composed 50 years after sturm und drang died

[@pascalmayer9421]

August Joseph Norbert Burgmüller (Düsseldorf, 8 février 1810 - Aix-la-Chapelle, 7 mai 1836) est un compositeur et pianiste prussien très prometteur dont la vie et l’œuvre connurent une fin brutale. Longtemps oubliée, sa musique suscite à partir des années 1980 un nouvel intérêt auprès des musiciens et des musicologues1. Elle comprend entre autres deux symphonies, quatre quatuors à cordes et un concerto pour piano. Sa vie Son père, Friedrich August Burgmüller (de), pourvu d’un talent considérablement inférieur au sien, avait fait de la musique sa profession et était parvenu à décrocher la fonction honorable de directeur de musique à Düsseldorf en 1821. Sous sa tutelle, Norbert entama la pratique du piano et du violon. Mais ce même père, de caractère plutôt irresponsable, était bien trop absent pour transmettre son savoir de façon systématique à ses trois enfants ; ainsi, à sa mort, en 1824, Norbert se sentit perdu, en manque flagrant de bagage culturel et de solides bases musicales. Cette triste situation fut de courte durée, car le généreux comte Franz von Nesselrode-Ehreshoven décida de se charger de l’éducation du jeune garçon en tant que mécène, et l’envoya poursuivre ses études à Cassel2. Dans cette ville, Burgmüller suivit, en dehors de son instruction générale, des cours intensifs de composition chez deux professeurs renommés : Moritz Hauptmann et Louis Spohr. De 1826 à 1831, il fit d’étonnants progrès en théorie, continua également l’exercice de ses instruments, fréquenta le milieu artistique et participa régulièrement à des concerts en tant que soliste ou chef d'orchestre/chœur. Lors d’une de ces soirées, en janvier 1830, il exécuta son Concerto pour piano op. 1. L’échec de ses fiançailles avec la diva Sophie Roland pour des raisons inconnues, enclencha une dépression violente chez lui durant laquelle l’abus d’alcool et des attaques d’épilepsie se présentaient sous forme de leitmotivs. La réputation d’ivrogne qu’il s’était construite ne plut guère à Spohr, qui abandonna son élève aussitôt. L’inconsolable Burgmüller retourna à Düsseldorf pour y enseigner à son tour, et entreprit la direction d’un petit ensemble instrumental constitué d’amateurs, peut-être avec l’espoir d’attirer l’attention pour obtenir une position importante et permanente dans sa ville natale. En 1834, Burgmüller rencontra le compositeur Felix Mendelssohn et lui exprima toute son admiration. Cette rencontre fut certainement un moment de bonheur dans sa courte existence. Sans grande prétention, il présenta à Mendelssohn son premier opus. Ce dernier s’étonna du talent prodigieux de son cadet et éprouva dès cet instant un profond respect pour celui-ci. Un sentiment qu’il confirma en jouant son concerto en mai. Après le départ de Mendelssohn, en 1835, l’écrivain Christian Dietrich Grabbe, avec lequel Burgmüller entretenait des relations amicales, s’inséra dans la vie quotidienne du compositeur. Ils passèrent souvent leurs temps ensemble dans la taverne Zum Drachenfels, où l’idée d’une collaboration pour la réalisation d’un opéra parodiant les conventions du genre naquit. Burgmüller enterra ce projet assez vite, car il était assez lucide pour comprendre qu’aucun établissement n’accepterait la production d’une composition pareille3. Cette même année, il fit la connaissance de Joséphine Collin, la gouvernante des enfants du comte Nesselrode-Ehreshoven ; ce fut le coup de foudre. Burgmüller projetait de s’installer à Paris avec sa bien-aimée. Non seulement Paris lui donnerait la possibilité de pratiquer la langue activement, mais en plus il y retrouverait son frère Friedrich, pédagogue apprécié dans la capitale française, qui l’aiderait à s’introduire dans la haute société. Ce souhait ne se réalisera pas. En mai 1836, il se noya à la suite d'une crise d’épilepsie en prenant les bains à Aix-la-Chapelle. Il est inhumé au cimetière du Nord de Düsseldorf. Dans sa Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, Robert Schumann rendit honneur à Burgmüller en parlant de « la plus grande perte dans le monde musical depuis la mort de Schubert »4. À sa mémoire, Mendelssohn écrivit sa Marche funèbre op. 1035. Son œuvre Buste de Norbert Burgmüllers par Franz Küsters devant l'entrée de la Tonhalle Düsseldorf L’héritage musical que nous a laissé Burgmüller surprend l’auditeur et l’analyste par sa grande qualité et son curieux développement. Le Concerto pour piano op. 1 anticipe celui de Brahms d’un point de vue technique. L’expansion de l’introduction orchestrale et le traitement des motifs mélodiques annoncent le renouveau significatif du sens de la forme et du travail thématique après Beethoven. À cette originalité s’ajoute le choix excentrique de la tonalité de fa dièse mineur, tonalité expressive rarement utilisée pour ce genre instrumental6, mais qui avait été utilisée par Haydn dans la « Symphonie des adieux ». Dans ses quatuors à cordes op. 4 et op. 7, il pousse le chromatisme à un degré jusqu’alors inexploré qu’il combine avec une forme plutôt classique pour atteindre une parfaite symbiose7. Tandis que les longues phrases mélodiques rappellent le style lyrique de Spohr et l’invention raffinée de Mendelssohn, le climat des deux compositions, profondément mélancolique, est très personnel. Plaque souvenir de Norbert Burgmüller à Düsseldorf, œuvre de Ulrich Grenzheuser Sa deuxième symphonie, composition inachevée (deux mouvements orchestrés, l’esquisse du scherzo achevée et celle du final s’arrêtant à la mesure 59) qui avait suscité l’enthousiasme de Robert Schumann, témoigne d’une grande maîtrise de l’appareil symphonique qui écarte tout doute que Burgmüller, malgré sa mort prématurée, ne puisse être compté parmi les maîtres du courant romantique. L'orchestration du scherzo fut terminée par Schumann (à partir de la mesure 169). À la demande de la famille de Burgmüller, il tenta de composer un finale (dont il reste 121 mesures d'esquisses), mais abandonna le projet8.

[@ruperttmls7985]

Friedrich Burgmuller’s brother?

[@russelldeitch5765]

Yes - younger brother.

[@arastoomii4305]

Oh my god, i had not felt this way in so long.

[@snowcarriagechengcheng-hun3454]

Thanks for uploading!

[@richardhaute6739]

I don't think we should necessarily think we were limited in the past since we couldn't hear these lesser known treasure of piano concertos before. KZbin, is definitely contributing to that, but isn't the internet as a whole contributing to more information we never knew before. I don't blame myself only for knowing what was on the classic music radio channel and available at the CD music store when I was young. I was born before the internet existed. I am not in my 40 or 50's, but in my 30's. No at 30, I don't find it is a special treasure to find these on the internet. I don't owe the world that I should have known this musical piece. It was never made available to me at the time.

[@stefanstamenic3640]

Bellissimo! The classic forms formed a basis for him, which he varied and developed further, his works point far into the future - his early death prevented him from developing all his potential.

[@classicallpvault8251]

This sounds like Mendelssohn.

[@Μάξις]

that's amazing.

[@αλώβητοςκανένας]

του σύμπαντος λαρύγγι τελείως.

[@danielrodriguez9630]

Artistas que comenzaban a brillar.Como Pergolesi.O este gran compositor. Deben enseñarnos. Que lo hermoso.Es efimero.Como la nota que al sonar muere. Dando vida a mas de ellas.Juntas todas son esta maravilla.Que aqui recibimos hoy.

[@taniaamendola8394]

Una meraviglia

[@victorheredia7185]

Muy brillante

[@brianknapp8645]

Astounding genius!

[@Enlimdr]

Wow !!! Well said Nicholas Ndege . Am in the thralls of first listen. I know many unknowns are there. But this is so faneffingtastic. ..not Schumann , but maybe Hummel -comparable. I'm all atremble ......better go bach to Bach, Beethoven, Shostakovich etc.

[@jorgeaguirre7260]

Amazing Piano concerto. Its language is so different from other romantic composers.

[@ernshaw78]

This is late classical. The instrumentation and analysis of the part writing is similar to Lessel, Sterkel, late Mozart, and Hummel. Very late classical. Musicology today cuts the classical period at 1835. The system he used was no doubt inspired from the other late classical composers. Having studied under Kreutzer and Sphor....this man was well primed to be a top composer.

[@GN-ur3qv]

Jorge Aguirre c

[@brianknapp8645]

@@ernshaw78 Are you one of those musical conservatives who does not accept any composers as Romantic before Schumann? I am the exact opposite. I put the beginning of the Romantic period in music as about 1800 with Dussek, Beethoven, and Field. This concerto is most certainly early Romanitic with a capital R. Beethoven himselt composed three Romantic piano concertos. Do you seriously believe what you wrote or are you just being provocative?

[@juanvelez8564]

@@brianknapp8645 I totally agree with you. The first movement is definitely Romantic in brooding melody, harmony, and orchestration. The absence of the ornamental style of Mozart, Chopin and the virtuoso contemporaries of Chopin (Kalkbrenner, Moscheles, etc.) makes me think that Bergmuller's style has more in common with the integrative approach of Brahms, in my non-musicologist, amateur opinion.

[@paulbriody297]

Love this.

[@MrGer2295]

Beautiful! Thank you for posting!

[@michelealba744]

Dommage que ce compositeur soit mort si jeune ! Un très beau concerto , si mélodieux ... Un musicien avec un immense talent ! Merci pour la mise en ligne de ces belles pages musicales !

[@canman5060]

He only lived to 26 !

[@darrylschultz9311]

Lar M It's a pity he didn't hold on for just another year,that infamous club of several similar artists who all died at 27 could've done with someone whose music was a bit different.

[@katjao.h.321]

11:29, 19:11, 34:15, k

[@fulviopolce9785]

Un bel concerto per un così giovane compositore.Bravo. Ottima inserzione.Complimenti.

[@leestamm3187]

Thoroughly enjoyable.

[@syafiqp]

While this genius was taken away too soon, I take comfort in the fact that we have this beautiful piece that is now part of music history. Going to hold this one close, as form of remembrance for those who weren't given the opportunity to share their gifts with the world.

[@shirleypuwills2398]

Depiction of his death having an epileptic seizure while bathing then drowning is in itself dramatic as his music!

[@robertangell2528]

Amen!

[@sotender48]

MERAVIGLIOSO,ECCEZIONALE,WONDERFUL!!!

[@MsVerlinden]

bonjour, pas moyen de trouver les concerto piano de ignaz Brüll si vou pouviez voir cela , merci

[@nervenerd]

exquisite

[@rjuttemeijer]

What a discovery. I only know this composer from his melodic studies opus 100 for children, which are excellent by the way.

[@polyphoniac]

Those were written by his elder brother Friedrich.

[@rudolphviquez7867]

THANKS TO KZbin NOW I KNOW MORE MUSIC WHICH I NEVER LISTENED TO, AND NEW COMPOSERS. NEW OPERAS, BALLETS, AND A THOUSAND MORE WONDERFULL MUSIC R VIQUEZ

[@XX-lx1qm]

Wonderful !

[@plto4ka71]

Awesome! Beautiful music.

[@jeanaprea8216]

voila encore un tres bon concerto pour piano de norbert burgmûller que j'ecoute avec plaisir

[@brianknapp8645]

I think i hear some William Sterndale Bennett here too. Still a great work of genius though!

[@brianknapp8645]

This definitely has more intensity and depth of emotion then Bennett or Mendelssohn.

[@manfredoalbuquerque4196]

The date above confund us, since Burgmüller born in 4 december 1806 and died in13 february 1874, with 68 years old.

[@KuhlauDilfeng2]

The dates you are refering to are for Norbert's older brother Friedrich Burgmüller, who also was a composer.

[@manfredoalbuquerque4196]

Thanks a lot, for your answer, it was confuse for me, he had a brother. Uau, such a family, loved to hear his concert.

[@joseluisperdigon5263]

Amazing coda!!!

[@arturbissigojoner3299]

undoubtedly, this is the best channel..thank you very much!!

[@stevesalzano942]

Nice, thanks

[@annamariamanfredi6624]

Un bellissimo concerto. Grazie ❤

[@donaldcoppersmith1018]

Brilliant and Dramatic he was!

[@otonanoC]

Burgmuller was another pianist born in 1810, who then died young.

[@ernshaw78]

Drowned during an epileptic seizure. What a loss.

[@FabioPBarbieri]

It was an unhealthy age. The average age of death was 28, and that included the upper classes. When we find that Schubert, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Bellini, Donizetti and so on all died young, we consider it a tragedy; at the time, it was almost normal.

[@fredericchopin7538]

Delightful!

[@tarikeld11]

3:28 The first measures of the piano sound like a Bach's Partita No. 6 BWV 830

[@liamdunn7278]

Overture in the French Style?

[@tarikeld11]

@@liamdunn7278 Nope, I already found it :)

[@liamdunn7278]

@@tarikeld11 Haha! One BWV off! I had a good guess though, similar idea with the hanging top notes!

[@tarikeld11]

@@liamdunn7278 Yes indeed, there are clear similarities :D

[@gabrielecazzola8042]

Great composer

[@michelealba744]

A very great composer !!

[@giuseppedimarco8358]

Wonderful Work!