Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Oliver Schnyder

• Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25:
• 1Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25: I. Molto allegro con fuoco (Live)07:20
• 2Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25: II. Andante (Live)05:58
• 3Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25: III. Presto - Molto allegro e vivace (Live)06:26
• Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40:
• 4Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40: I. Allegro appassionato (Live)09:23
• 5Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40: II. Adagio. Molto sostenuto (Live)07:25
• 6Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40: III. Finale. Presto scherzando (Live)06:50
• Piano Concerto in A Minor, MWV 0 2 (1822):
• 7Piano Concerto in A Minor, MWV 0 2 (1822): I. Allegro14:22
• 8Piano Concerto in A Minor, MWV 0 2 (1822): II. Adagio08:50
• 9Piano Concerto in A Minor, MWV 0 2 (1822): III. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo10:22
• Total Runtime01:16:56

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Der Schweizer Pianist Oliver Schnyder macht derzeit vielfach von sich reden: als Haydn-Interpret mit der renommierten Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, als großer Beatles-Kenner und -Fan und nun zusammen mit dem Musikkollegium Winterthur unter Douglas Boyd als Interpret der Klavierkonzerte von Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.

Neben den beiden etablierten Klavierkonzerten Nr. 1 und 2 in g- und d-Moll enthält diese hybride Super Audio CD auch eine Einspielung des Konzert für Klavier und Streichorchester in a-Moll, welches Mendelssohn bereits im Alter von 12 Jahren komponierte.

“Es gelingt ihm [...] die innere Erregung und das neue leidenschaftliche Pathos der beiden reifen Konzerte in g-Moll und d-Moll energisch zu entfachen. […] scharf fokussierte Einblicke in die pulsierende Polyphonie seines Orchestersatzes.“ (Crescendo)

“Es ist eine Freude zu hören, wie sich Oliver Schnyder und das Orchester unter Douglas Boyd in ihrer Einspielung der Klavierkonzerte von Mendelssohn die Bälle zuspielen – vollkommen gleichberechtigt, auf Augenhöhe. […] Das Ergebnis bereitet durchwegs größte Hörfreuden, von der ersten bis zur letzten Note. Auf diesen Mendelssohn hat man gewartet.“ (Piano News)

“Schnyder versteht sich […] nicht nur darauf, die Melodien in weiten Bögen auszusingen, sondern bringt auch die scheinbar vordergründigen, virtuosen Passagen zum “Sprechen“.“ (Rondo)

Oliver Schnyder, Klavier
Musikkollegium Winterthur
Douglas Boyd, Dirigent

Oliver Schnyder
was born on October 3, 1973 in Brugg (Switzerland). He studied with Emmy Henz- Diémand in Aarau as well as in Homero Francesch’s masterclass in Zurich. After his solo exams he continued with Ruth Laredo in New York, before completing his studies with Leon Fleisher in Baltimore between 1998 and 2001. On his return to Europe his career went from strength to strength. In 2002 he was invited to the Orpheum Musikfesttage, where his debut with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra under David Zinman was received with unanimous praise by public and press. This marked the beginning of a development which would take him to the most important world concert halls and music festivals. The international media have dubbed Oliver Schnyder a “piano poet” and like to compare his aesthetic approach with that of great pianists such as Kempff, Schnabel, Fischer, Barenboim, Perahia or Brendel. Oliver Schnyder has worked with orchestras such as the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields, the Philharmonia London, the Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony, the WDR Symphony Orchestra of Cologne and most of the major orchestras of his native Switzerland, including the Tonhalle Orchestra, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Basle Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Saint Gall Symphony, Biel Symphony Orchestra, Argovia Philharmonic, Camerata Berne, Chamber Aartists, under conductors such as John Axelrod, Semyon Bychkov, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Howard Griffiths, Philippe Jordan, Mario Venzago, Muhai Tang, and David Zinman. The 2014/15 season will include debuts with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Also, he will be performing at the Lucerne Festival and tour England and Switzerland with the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields led by Julia Fischer. He will also be the first season’s “Artiste Etoile” in the history of the Berne Symphony Orchestra with several solo appearances and a UK tour under the baton of Mario Venzago. Oliver appeares in the most important concert venues in Europe, North America and Asia such as Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw, Kölner Philharmonie, Herkulessaal, Carnegie Hall, Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Moscow Great Hall, and at music festivals such as the Lucerne Festival, Menuhin Festival Gstaad, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele. His chamber music collaboration with violinist Andreas Janke and with the cellist Benjamin Nyffenegger led in 2012 to the founding of the Oliver Schnyder Trio. For RCA Red Seal (Sony) Oliver has recorded piano concertos by Haydn (Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields/Andrew Watkinson)), Mendelssohn (Musikkollegium Winterthur/Douglas Boyd), Mozart (Camerata bern/Erich Höbarth), and piano works by Schumann and Liszt to great critical acclaim (Choc de Classica, Diapason, ICMA, Fono Forum). His numerous radio and television recordings (BBC, SRF, SWR, WDR, BR, NDR) amply demonstrate the high quality of his art.

Since 2013, Oliver is the co-founder and artistic director of Piano District, a new piano series in his home town Baden, Switzerland.

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