Piano Concerto No. 6 (Ries)

The Piano Concerto No. 6 in C major, Op. 123, by Ferdinand Ries was composed around 1806. Composed in a proto-Romantic style, similar to the concertos of Johann Nepomuk Hummel, it also shows evidence of the influence of Beethoven's C minor Piano Concerto, Op. 37 which Ries had performed at his public debut in 1804.^[1]^[2]

Composition date

The manuscript bears the notation "Bonn 1806", suggesting it was completed there.^[3]^[4] Allan Badley, in the notes to the Naxos recording comments that this would most likely make it the first of Ries's eight piano concertos to be written.^[a]^[5] Further evidence for this lies in the fact that this is the only piano concerto by Ries to provide for a cadenza at the end of the first movement, as was traditional.^[6] Publication, as the composers Op. 123 by firm of Sauer & Leidesdorf did not take place until around 1823/24.^[4]^[3]

Structure

The concerto follows the traditional three-movement structure:

Allegro con spirito
Larghetto quasi andante
Introduzione: Adagio maestoso - Rondo: Allegro vivace

Recordings

To date the concerto has only been recorded once, by Uwe Grodd with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and soloist Christopher Hinterhuber, this was released by Naxos Records^[b] in conjunction with a publication of the score in a critical edition prepared by Allen Bradley.^[7]

References

Notes

^ Concerto no. 6 refers to the order of publication, not composition, and likewise for all of Ries's concertos.
^ Paired with a recording of the composers Op. 151 concerto.

^ Clarke 2006
^ McGorray 2015, p. 54
^ ^a ^b Hill 1977, p. 129
^ ^a ^b McGorray 2015, p. 55
^ Bradley 2005
^ McGorray 2015, p. 69
^ McGorray 2015, p. 59

Sources

Badley, Allan (2005). Ries, F.: Piano Concertos, Vol. 1 - Piano Concertos, Opp. 123 and 151 (CD). Naxos Records. 8.557844.
Clarke, Colin (2006). "Review: Reis Piano Concertos Vol. 1 (8.557638)". Musicweb International. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
Hill, Cecil (1977). Ferdinand Ries: A Thematic Catalogue. Armidale, NSW: University of New England. ISBN 0-85834-156-5.
Hill, Cecil (1982). "Ferdinand Ries. A Study and Addenda". Occasional Paper. Armidale, NSW: University of New England. ISSN 0314-5999.
Hurwitz, David (2006). "Review: Ries, Piano Concertos Vol. 1". Classical.net. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
Pursglove, Glynn (2006). "Review: Ries Piano Concertos Vol. 1". Musicweb International. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
McGorray, Ian (2015-07-21). Ferdinand Ries and the Piano Concerto: Beethoven's Shadow and the Early Romantic Concerto (M.M.). University of Cincinnati.
Nicholas, Jeremy (2006). "Review: Ries, Piano Concertos in C, Op. 123; In A flat, Op. 151 'Gruss an den Rhein'" (PDF). Gramaphone Magazine. Retrieved 2018-02-24.

External links

Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 123: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

[5] Concerto no. 6 refers to the order of publication, not composition, and likewise for all of Ries's concertos.

[8] Paired with a recording of the composers Op. 151 concerto.

[1] Clarke 2006

[2] McGorray 2015, p. 54

[HillP129-3] Hill 1977, p. 129

[McGorrayP55-4] McGorray 2015, p. 55

[Badley-6] Bradley 2005

[7] McGorray 2015, p. 69

[9] McGorray 2015, p. 59

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v t e Concertos by Ferdinand Ries
Piano	E-flat major, Op. 42 C-sharp minor, Op. 55 C minor, Op. 115 D major, Op. 120 (Concerto Pastoral) C major, Op. 123 A minor, Op. 132 (Abschieds-Concert von England) A-flat major, Op. 151 (Gruss an den Rhein) G minor, Op. 177
Piano and orchestra	Swedish National Airs with Variations, Op. 52 Grand Variations on 'Rule, Britannia', Op. 116 Introduction et Rondeau brillant, Op. 144 Introduction et Variations Brillantes, Op. 170 Introduction and Polonaise, Op. 174 Introduction et Rondeau Brillant, WoO. 54 Concertino for Piano and Orchestra, WoO. 88 (lost)
Violin	Concerto in E minor, Op. 24
Horn	Concerto for Two Horns in F major, WoO. 19
List of compositions by Ferdinand Ries