Johann Baptist Cramer - Piano Concerto No.7 in E-major, Op.56 (1816)

Picture: Henry Nelson O'Neil - Happy Days of Titian

Johann Baptist Cramer (24 February 1771 -- 16 April 1858) was an English musician of German origin.

Work: Piano Concerto No.7 in E-major, Op.56 (1816)

Mov.I: Allegro con spirito 00:00
Mov.II: Larghetto 14:13
Mov.III: Rondo: Vivo 18:52

Pianist / Conductor: Howard Shelley

Orchestra: London Mozart Players

The Concerto No. 7 in E major, Op. 56 (published in 1816) was composed
after Beethoven's final concerto.

It is still recognisably in the classical mould, but, like Hummel in his mature concertos from this time, Cramer substitutes a written-out cadenza for the traditional improvised one in the first movement.

[verajerabkova]

7 hod až 9 hod

Chramova hudba se zpěvy to je krásná mše svatá děkuji za ní
Jasná záře nitrem rozlila se že vše jiné v stíny zapadlo
A zář ta Jasná mou je očistu
Slova Šárky že stejnojmenné opery
Děkuji moc Věra

[yelsmlaugh]

I was playing this at full blast on my car CD player last summer with the air conditioning on -- i.e. all the windows were open. I pulled up outside a coffee shop in the middle of the first movement. There were several people enjoying their coffees and ice creams on the sidewalk. I usually turn the player off at the most appropriate cadence, but this time I left it on until the end of the movement; it just seemed right to do so. When I did turn it off and got out, everyone applauded.

[empireentertainmentevents]

Why isnt this composer famous?? This piece is phenomenal!!

[GeertVercruysse]

Howard Shelleys pianism is alert and subtly lyrical, bringing out the many technical demands with fluency, clarity, and with an absorbing feeling for agogic accent. These are fully realized interpretations that deceptively suggest a lifetime of performance experience.

[marcalexandrefontenay]

Cramer mériterait d’être découvert après l’ombre qu’on lui a faite durant plus de deux siècles du fait de la présence de deux génies :Mozart et Beethoven ! Shelley et ses London Mozart Players réparent cet oubli ! Merci

[leonardogarcia]

Gracias por tu esfuerzo al subir estos videos de gran calidad; música y arte, genial!!!…☀️☀️

[kinito]

very nice and completely unknown (to me) piano concerto! thanks KD2 for posting it :)

[ly]

The pianist does a fantastic job, it's like he has played it many times and has worked out all the nuances. Normally in these more obscure pieces the soloists seem to have less solid footing, and it sometimes comes off as if they were sight reading their parts.

[marcalexandrefontenay]

Merveilleux concerto de Cramer entre Mozart et Beethoven prodigieusement restitué par Howard Shelley et ses London M P !

[enricosala]

Splendida musica di un'epoca straordinaria, da un altro autore sconosciuto, fa riscoprire, a mio parere, almeno in questo concerto, alla pari dei grandi Mozart, Beethoven, o tanti altri... 👏👏👏

[JAMESLEVEE]

My biggest gripe with the Cramer concertos is his absolute neglect of the wind instruments in his first movements while the soloist is playing. The only one of his concertos that has any kind of interaction between the full orchestra with all its instruments in the first movement is his 5th (C minor).