Stephen Pritchard 

Wiklund: Piano Concertos 1 & 2; Konsertstycke in C major – review

Swedish composer Adolf Wiklund's talent merits this skilful reappraisal, writes Stephen Pritchard
  
  


Hyperion marches on with its seemingly inexhaustible romantic piano concerto series, reaching number 57 with Adolf Wiklund (1879-1950), hugely popular in his native Sweden until modernist tastes in the 1960s drove his music into obscurity. He really deserves this reappraisal: he has Rachmaninov's talent for big, sweeping statements and Grieg's way with a sweet melody. It's a winning combination, beautifully captured here by Martin Sturfält and the Helsingborg players under the sure direction of increasingly interesting violinist-turned-conductor Andrew Manze.

 

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