Pijper: Symphony No. 3, Beinum & COA (1953) ペイペル 交響曲第3番 ベイヌム

Willem Pijper (1894-1947)
Symphony No. 3
Sir Clifford Michael Curzon (1907-1982), Piano
Eduard van Beinum (1901-1959), Conductor
Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
(Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Rec. May & June 1953, Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, Amsterdam [Decca]
ウィレム・ペイペル
交響曲第3番
ピアノ：サー・クリフォード・マイケル・カーゾン
指揮：エドゥアルト・ファン・ベイヌム
アムステルダム・コンセルトヘボウ管弦楽団
(ロイヤル・コンセルトヘボウ管弦楽団)
録音：1953年5～6月 コンセルトヘボウ大ホール (アムステルダム) [デッカ]

[@prince4ever]

全然知らない作曲家でした。マニアックなものをありがとうございます^_^

[@senzarigore9088]

パイパーはとても面白いキャラクターです。彼の2番目の交響曲を聞いてください

[@prince4ever]

@@senzarigore9088 Thank you for sharing the information. I’ll listen to his music more😉

[@senzarigore9088]

Surely, the piano has an important part to play in this work - even "à quatre mains" for the the last part (see the score at Donemus);
However, it seems strange that a soloist of Curzon's stature should be involved/hired for
1/ contemporary music - he hardly ever played an atonal note - I think!
2/ the original Decca recording doesn't mention his name on the sleeve
3/ on the sleeve note Pijper states that his symphony is not a concerto. The use of the piano is "integral part of the orchestration".
This is not a "symphonie concertante" cfr. Szymanowsky nr 4 or the eponymous work by Florent Schmitt. Prokofiev, Honegger, Stravinsky etc. use the piano for coloristic effects. The use of a great (expensive?) virtuoso isn't necessary.
4/ if it is indeed Curzon performing, why isn't the other pianist mentioned?
5/ possibly Curzon , who had recorded Brahms 1st concerto with van Beinum in that same period, did the conductor a friendly favor. Surely such an event would be documented??
Who knows more?