"密斯里維克 :鋼琴協奏曲及奏鳴曲 克萊兒．哈蒙德 鋼琴 尼可拉斯．麥基根 指揮 瑞典室內樂團" Clare Hammond / Myslivecek - Piano Music

Born in Prague in 1737, Josef Myslivecek spent most of
his short life in Italy, where for a while he enjoyed
success with his many operas, and became known as 'Il
Boemo' ('The Bohemian'). It was also in Italy – in
Bologna – that he first met Mozart, in 1770. Their paths
would cross again and in letters Mozart wrote about him
with affection, describing him as full of 'fire, spirit and
life'. Myslivecek's influence is apparent in Mozart's early
operas, violin concertos, symphonies and keyboard
music. His music soon fell out of fashion, however, and it
is only recent decades that have seen a growing interest
in works such as the wind octets, violin concertos and
symphonies.

In comparison, Myslivecek's output for keyboard has
been somewhat neglected, something which the English
pianist Clare Hammond seeks to rectify with her latest
disc. The keyboard concertos in particular have barely
seen the light of day since Myslivecek's death and the
second concerto is recorded for the first time on this disc
which gathers all of the extant keyboard works. Clare
Hammond, whose imaginative recording projects on BIS
have received international acclaim, is here supported in
the concertos by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra,
conducted by no one less than Nicholas McGegan,
whose expertise in 18th-century style is undisputed.