Rheinberger & Scholz: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Ro

Simon Callaghan (piano) & BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ben Gernon

Just what the Romantic Piano Concerto series does best: three works unlikely to be encountered in the concert hall, in performances by artists who wholeheartedly—and justifiably—believe in the music. The high expectations of this series are amply realized in volume seventy-six.

Rheinberger:
 Piano Concerto in A flat, Op. 94

Scholz, B:
 Capriccio for piano and orchestra, Op. 35 Piano Concerto in B major Op 57
 Piano Concerto in B major, Op. 57

"The only piano concerto by Josef Rheinberger dates from 1877 and is a vast, rich work, owing as much to Brahms as to Schumann. And if Bernhard Scholz’s concerto (1883) is somewhat looser in feel, it too possesses surprising substance. Callaghan makes the case for both with flair and conviction."
Sunday Times - 26th August 2018