STENHAMMAR, W.: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (Sivelov, Malmo Symphony, Venzago) Naxos

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This is a splendid recording of works that should be considered more than just a curiosity. Soloist Niklas Sivelöv is a gifted pianist with an impressive international resume and the Malmö Symphony under Swiss Mario Vanzago plays with energy and conviction. Kudos to Naxos for producing a fine series of recordings of Stenhammar’s music. Previously, I was only familiar with his Symphony No. 1. This recording makes a solid addition to a very valuable collection."

Daniel Coombs - Audiophile-audition.com - January 20

These wonderful recordings of Stenhammar’s piano concertos make a superb introduction to his music, too much of which is unfamiliar outside his native Sweden. The Second Concerto (1908) is a masterpiece; the First (1894) isn’t quite. Both try to negotiate between the perceived polarities of Liszt’s and Wagner’s experimental chromaticism on the one hand and Brahms’s tempered romanticism on the other. While Stenhammar’s colossal First Concerto expands on Brahms’s symphonic technique, the tense, if extraordinarily beautiful Second uses Lisztian cyclic structures to constrain its complex material within a single musical span. Stenhammar specialist Niklas Sivelöv plays them in a no-holds-barred, high Romantic way, while the Malmö Symphony under Mario Venzago is tremendous. …it’s hard not to be swept away by the Naxos disc, and the performance of the First Concerto is the finest I know." ****

Tim Ashley - The Guardian - November 2012

**** Riccardo Risaliti - Musica magazine - April 2012

Interpretation: ****** Sound: ***** Repertoire: ****** Burkhard Schäfer - Piano News magazine (Germany) - March/April 2012

For all lovers of romantic piano concertos this disc will bring great pleasure."

Nick Barnard - MusicWeb-International.com - 22 December 2011

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