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    Piano Concertos
    Challenge Classics

    Piano Concertos

    CD · 1 disc

    $16.99
    Composer
    Nikolaj Medtner, Franz Xaver Scharwenka
    Artist
    Severin von Eckardstein
    Released
    Nov 06, 2026
    Two remarkable yet rarely heard masterpieces of the late Romantic piano concerto repertoire come together in this compelling recording by acclaimed pianist Severin von Eckardstein, the Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, and conductor Lukasz Borowicz. Franz Xaver Scharwenka's dazzling Third Piano Concerto radiates brilliance, lyrical warmth and virtuoso flair, while Nicolai Medtner's deeply personal Third Piano Concerto unfolds as an epic musical journey, rich in mystery, melancholy and spiritual depth. Together, these works reveal two strikingly different visions of Romantic expression - one outwardly brilliant, the other profoundly introspective. For von Eckardstein, Medtner's Third Concerto represents the summit of the composer's creative life: a work that rewards every new listening with fresh discoveries and emotional depth. Paired with Scharwenka's exuberant, richly coloured concerto, this recording offers a fascinating dialogue between two overlooked masters of the Romantic tradition. Performed by one of Poland's finest orchestras under one of today's leading advocates of Central European repertoire, this album shines new light on two extraordinary concertos that deserve a place alongside the great classics.
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  • Piano Concertos

    Piano Concertos

    Challenge Classics Nov 2026
    1 disc
    CD
    $16.99
    • Scharwenka: Violin Sonatas
    Capriccio

    Scharwenka: Violin Sonatas

    CD · 1 disc

    $16.99
    Composer
    Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Franz Xaver Scharwenka
    Artist
    Yoerae Kim, Matteo Weber
    Released
    May 02, 2025
    After a prolonged period during which they were ignored wholesale, the compositions of both Philipp and Xaver Scharwenka are performed again - occasionally, anyway-and some of them have been seen the light of day on record. However, no discographic attempt has yet been made to explore their music in relation to each other, which might seem surprising, given their very similar artistic influences and the close connection between the two composing brothers. In this collection, Yoerae Kim and Matteo Weber demonstrate their sensitivity to a dramaturgically cohesive program, which highlights those intriguing biographical connections. They pair a violin sonata by each brother with a serenade and a suite, spanning a creative period of some 35 years.
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  • Scharwenka: Violin Sonatas

    Scharwenka: Violin Sonatas

    Capriccio May 2025
    1 disc
    CD
    $16.99
    1. Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No 4, Polish National Dances / Poizat, Borowicz
    2. Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No 4, Polish National Dances / Poizat, Borowicz
    Naxos

    Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No 4, Polish National Dances / Poizat, Borowicz

    CD · 1 disc

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    Composer
    SCHARWENKA, FRANZ XAVER
    Artist
    Poizat, Borowicz
    Released
    Jun 28, 2011

    Polish pianist and composer Franz Xaver Scharwenka was raised in the spirit of European Romanticism, championing the music of Chopin, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Liszt, and gaining enormous popularity for his own compositions, which Liszt greatly admired. Scharwenka’s fourth and final Piano Concerto (which the composer performed under the direction of Mahler and Stokowski) is a work of genius which stands at the apex of his achievement. The shorter pieces on this album have recently enjoyed renewed popularity, proving the value of Scharwenka’s legacy for modern listeners though much of his music remains to be rediscovered.

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  • Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No 4, Polish National Dances / Poizat, Borowicz
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    Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No 4, Polish National Dances / Poizat, Borowicz

    Naxos Jun 2011
    1 disc
    CD
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    1. Beethoven: Symphonies, Vol. 5 / Uys, Schoeman
    2. Beethoven: Symphonies, Vol. 5 / Uys, Schoeman
    SOMM Recordings

    Beethoven: Symphonies, Vol. 5 / Uys, Schoeman

    CD · 1 disc

    $18.99
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven, Ferruccio Busoni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Xaver Scharwenka
    Artist
    Tessa Uys, Ben Schoeman
    Released
    Jul 05, 2024
    SOMM Recordings proudly announces this fifth and penultimate release in the complete cycle of the Beethoven Symphonies arranged for piano four-hands by the great Polish-German composer and pianist Xaver Scharwenka. This is a series that has consistently had listeners "waiting impatiently for the next volume" (MusicWeb International). Of the many piano-duo versions of the Symphonies, Scharwenka's benefit from an unbroken link back to Beethoven himself, for the arranger was a piano student of Franz Kullak, who in turn studied under the master symphonist's pupil Carl Czerny. The present Volume 5 adds Symphonies 4 & 8 to the collection, coupled with Ferruccio Busoni's two-piano transcription of Mozart's Magic Flute Overture BV B 93, leaving only Beethoven's "Choral" Ninth still to be released on the series' concluding instalment. The performers undertaking this monumental recording project, the "phenomenal" piano duo of Tessa Uys & Ben Schoeman ("In Tune", BBC Radio 3), have performed all nine symphony arrangements in public for almost a decade, breeding a familiarity that informs the impeccable ensemble and authoritative vision they bring to the recordings. Gramophone's Peter J. Rabinowitz lauded this in Volume 4: "Uys and Schoeman cut through the clutter with impressive unanimity; and their finely gauged handling of dynamics and their rhythmic drive... assure that the symphonies emerge with their shape intact, even shorn of orchestral colour. It all sounds idiomatic, both as Beethoven and as piano music... knowledgeable and illuminating." The Sunday Times' Dan Cairns, who named Volume 3 a "Classical Album of the Week", also relished those "dual delights: you can just as easily feel you are listening to entirely new works as experience moments when your response will be along the lines of: 'Ah yes, that bit'. Both are richly rewarding... a fascinating listening experience." The two-piano Magic Flute Overture included here echoes Volume 4 in the series, which featured the Mozart-Busoni Duettino concertante based on the Finale of Piano Concerto No.19, a performance hailed in BBC Music Magazine as "brilliantly conceived and light as a feather". Ates Orga, reviewing for International Piano, noted the change in aural texture from the four-hands Beethoven to two pianos, "the audible separation of instruments enhancing their spatial impact". Ferruccio Busoni was a younger contemporary of Scharwenka, and they died the same year, making this the centenary of the deaths of both pianist-composers. Perhaps most associated with arrangements of Bach, Busoni also championed the music of his fellow Freemason Mozart, and he celebrates that link in his transcription of the Masonic opera's overture.
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  • Beethoven: Symphonies, Vol. 5 / Uys, Schoeman

    Beethoven: Symphonies, Vol. 5 / Uys, Schoeman

    SOMM Recordings Jul 2024
    1 disc
    CD
    $18.99
    1. Scharwenka: Complete Piano Concertos / Markovich
    2. Scharwenka: Complete Piano Concertos / Markovich
    Chandos

    Scharwenka: Complete Piano Concertos / Markovich

    CD · 2 discs

    $21.99
    Composer
    SCHARWENKA, FRANZ XAVER
    Artist
    Alexander Markovich, Neeme Jarvi
    Released
    Apr 29, 2014
    The Polish-born German composer Franz Xaver Scharwenka was a much lauded and beloved figure of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century music. His four piano concertos are central works among his small output. They have here been recorded together for the first time.

    Piano Concerto No. 1 was dedicated to Liszt and brought Scharwenka great renown. Originally conceived as a solo piano Fantasy, it was reworked as a piano concerto which in its content, despite a seemingly conventional three-movement structure, reflects its origin as a fantasia. The Second Piano Concerto seems to represent a step back stylistically, echoing the conservative style of Brahms. However, the influence of his native Poland can also be heard in allusions to Chopin as well as in Polish dance elements in the finale. The Third Concerto, in C sharp minor, opens with impressively powerful music reflective of this key signature, but in its highly romantic way it also introduces delicate and lyrical passages. Perhaps the finest of the concertos, the Fourth was met with astonishing enthusiasm at its premiere in 1908. It is an enormously varied work, a quality typified in the ‘roller-coaster’ first movement which moves rapidly from one expressive world to another.

    R E V I E W S:

    "This long-awaited Chandos set gathers the four piano concertos by Franz Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924) together for the first time, in thrilling performances from Alexander Markovich and the Estonian National Symphony under Neeme Järvi… this new survey of Scharwenka’s piano concertos is a personal triumph for Markovich who consistently delivers titanic pianism that few can match these days." -- Michael Jameson, International Record Review [5/2014]
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  • Scharwenka: Complete Piano Concertos / Markovich
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    Scharwenka: Complete Piano Concertos / Markovich

    Chandos Apr 2014
    2 discs
    CD
    $21.99
    • Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No. 1; Symphony C minor
    CPO

    Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No. 1; Symphony C minor

    CD · 1 disc

    $18.99
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Scharwenka
    Artist
    Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Jonathan Powell
    Released
    Nov 15, 2024
    When the Polish city of Poznan was still called Posen, a certain Franz Xaver Scharwenka attended the local high school before embarking on a musical career that garnered him significant attention and admiration. Although he primarily made a name for himself as a pianist and composer of countless piano pieces, he was compelled to venture beyond his instrument and did so with remarkable success. In 1877, he presented the first of his four piano concertos to the public in Hanover, a work that continues to delight audiences and has now been added to the cpo catalog. This imaginative piece, performed by the British pianist Jonathan Powell and the Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Lukasz Borowicz, serves as a prelude to the only symphony Scharwenka composed - a compelling testament to a man who mastered much more than just the 88 keys.
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  • Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No. 1; Symphony C minor
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    Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No. 1; Symphony C minor

    CPO Nov 2024
    1 disc
    CD
    $18.99