The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 80 - Dupont & Benoit: Piano Concertos - Howard Shelley, Sinfonieorchester St Gallen, Howard Shelley

Piano Concerto No 3 in F minor Op 49[33'18]Auguste Dupont (1827-1890)
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Allegro moderato[13'39]
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Adagio[10'42]
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Vivace[8'57]
Symphonic poem for piano and orchestra Op 43[29'31]Peter Benoit (1834-1901)
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No 1, Ballade: Molto moderato, quasi andante[13'30]
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No 2, Bardic song: Larghetto poco lento e ben sostenuto[9'48]
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No 3, Scherzo—Fantastical hunt: Molto animato[6'13]

The figures of Auguste Dupont and Peter Benoit may be little known outside their native Belgium, yet both enjoyed pianistic and pedagogical success in their lifetimes. Benoit’s symphonic poem is a piano concerto in all but name, ending with a spiritedly Mephistophelean ‘fantastical hunt’.