Piano Concerto No. 8 (Ries)

The Piano Concerto No. 8 in A-flat major, Op. 151 "Gruss an den Rhein" (French: "Salut au Rhein") (English: "Greetings to the Rhein"), by Ferdinand Ries was composed around 1826 and published in 1829 by Simrock.^[1]^[2] While still showing the structural influence of Beethoven's piano concertos, the writing for the piano is more akin to that of later composers such as Chopin, Mendelssohn & Schumann.^[3]

Composition history

Ries composed this work in 1826, some two years after his return from England and approximately two years after the publication of the last of his early piano concerti (Opp. 123 & 132). Allan Badley comments that this would most likely make it the seventh of Ries's eight piano concertos to be written.^[a] ^[4] As he was no longer an active concert pianist publication by N. Simrock, bearing a dedication to Godefroi Weber followed within a year.^[1]

Structure

The concerto follows the traditional three-movement structure:

Allegro con moto
Larghetto con moto
Rondo: Allegro molto

A typical performance of the work lasts around 28 to 30 minutes.

Recordings

Notable recordings of this composition include:

Pianist	Conductor	Orchestra	Record Company	Year of Recording	Format
Christopher Hinterhuber	Uwe Grodd	New Zealand Symphony Orchestra	Naxos	2005	CD
Piers Lane	Leon Botstein	The Orchestra Now	Hyperion	2018	CD

References

Notes

^ Concerto no. 8 refers to the order of publication, not composition, and likewise for all of Ries's concertos.

^ ^a ^b McGorray 2015, p. 58
^ Wigmore 2018, p. 5
^ Bradley 2005
^ McGorray 2015, pp. 59 & 60

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.
Wigmore, Richard (2018). Ries: Piano Concertos Nºs 8 & 9 (PDF) (CD). Hyperion Records. CDA68217.

External links

Piano Concerto in A-flat major, Op. 151: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

[4] Concerto no. 8 refers to the order of publication, not composition, and likewise for all of Ries's concertos.

[McGorrayP58-1] McGorray 2015, p. 58

[2] Wigmore 2018, p. 5

[3] Bradley 2005

[5] McGorray 2015, pp. 59 & 60

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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