Krenek: Complete Piano Concertos Vol. Two

Ernst Krenek's seven piano concertos - four for solo piano, one for two pianos, one with violin and one with organ - is one of the major concerto-series of the twentieth century, but also one of the least familiar.

This second instalment in their first complete recording reveals breath-taking bravura writing.

Krenek revels in a virtuoso piano technique, the dazzling orchestration and the stylistic integration of serialism and good-natured recollection of Viennese tradition.

The first volume in this series was an outstanding critical success - among many other encomia, it was a Sunday Times 'Record of the Week', and in his blog 'Classical Ear' Andrew Achenbach gave it two five-star ratings and wrote: 'Performances are first-rate: Mikhail Korzhev proves a superbly stylish, fearless and eloquent exponent, and he enjoys admirable support from a hugely spirited English Symphony Orchestra under Kenneth Woods's unfailingly cogent lead. Both the production and presentation likewise leave nothing to be desired'.