Giuseppe Martucci - Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 66 (1885) 

Giuseppe Martucci e Giovanni Sgambati sono i soli compositori di rilievo nel panorama della musica tardo-romantica italiana che non hanno abbracciato il filone dominante dell'opera lirica. Questa scelta li ha purtroppo condannati a rimanere immeritatamente in ombra rispetto ai vari Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Donizetti, ecc. Grazie per aver caricato questo meraviglioso concerto

My God. Martucci is an Italian national treasure. He deserves way more exposure!!

A year ago I wrote, in Dutch, translated to English 'This concert is balm to ones ear and mind'. Today I realized The Wife and I are listening to Bartje Bartmans uploads for the last 4 days now. Amplifier on 8 scale of 10 which is just about a concerthall level. No nabours I should add. We all should be grateful to this person who is behind Bartje Bartmans.

From Wikipedia: Carlo Bruno (* 1935 in Neapel) ist ein italienischer Pianist und Komponist. Bruno studierte am Konservatorium seiner Heimatstadt Klavier bei Vincenzo Vitale und Komposition bei Renato Parodi. Er gewann den Rapsodia- (1951) und den Martucci-Klavierwettbewerb (1956) und 1960 den Premio Trieste für Orchesterleitung. 1967 erhielt er den Lehrstuhl für Klavier am Konservatorium von Pesaro. Er unterrichtete außerdem an den Konservatorium von Messina, Neapel. Mailand, Parma und Rom und gab Klavier- und Kammermusikkurse an der Columbia University, am Royal Conservatory von Sidney, der Musikschule Freiburg, bei der Fondacion Coliseum in Buenos Aires und beim Festival d'Estate in Sao Paulo. Im Jahr 1956 wurde seine Oper La favola dei tre gobbi (Libretto von Carlo Goldoni) beim Festival von Venedig uraufgeführt. Für Aufnahmen der Klavierquartette von Beethoven und des Gradus ad Parnassum von Muzio Clementi erhielt er jeweils Preise der Schallplattenkritik. 1970 gründete er das Quartetto Beethoven (mit F. Ayo, A. Ghedin, E. Altobelli), mit dem er in den bedeutendsten internationalen Konzerthäusern auftrat (u. a. in der Carnegie Hall in New York, dem Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, dem Teatro alla Scala, dem Teatro San Carlo und dem Wiener Musikverein).

Grande concerto grande esecuzione.

Un grandioso concerto per pianoforte che non sfigura accanto ai concerti di Brahms. Eccellente esecuzione

MUST BE RETURNED to the world repertory ♥♥♥

What an interesting work! A magnificent concerto deserving more performances. Thank you for sharing this!

Giuseppe Martucci:2.b-moll Zongoraverseny Op.66 1.Allegro giusto 00:05 2.Larghetto 22:50 3.Allegro con spirito 33:16 Carlo Bruno-zongora Milánói Scala Filharmonikus Zenekara Vezényel:Riccardo Muti

Giuseppe Martucci - Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 66 1. - Allegro Giusto: 0:00 2. - Larghetto: 22:50 3. - Allegro con spirito: 33:16

God, how glorious, how criminally unknown mio caro Martucci is!!

Merveilleux concerto que celui de Martucci , post romantique très brahmsien , remarquablement restitué par Carlo Bruni , l’orchestre symphonique de la Scala ss la direction de Riccardo Mutti !

Thank you for sharing, this is absolutely beautiful, Bartje. And it's such a treat being able to see the score as well. :-)

A new favorite. Incredible!

Amazing piece

Thank you ❤️

Bravo!

Bravissimo.Martucci

Thank you -- a marvelous work. The jolly finale rivals that of Tchaikovsky's 2nd!

The last movement is pretty mind blowing and unique - I always try to orientate but the melodies and harmonies change so quickly, I don't even know which style or feeling the movement has. One particular passage is 35:11 - 35:23 - strange modulations and after a dominant A-flat he suddenly resolves to F flat??

Martucci's chamber music is at the same level... Never played and nevertheless gorgeous. Romantic but still Italian.

Delightful!

wow, beautiful concerto, so underrated !!! The second movement is incredible

What an underrated gem! Been really listening to a lot of these Spanish and Italian piano concertos recently, any other recommendations?

Both Martucci's concerti are unforgettable . When I hear so many later Romantic Piano concertos they go in one ear and out the other thankfully DreyschockNo! The 5 Rubinstein concerti only Hofmann saves no. 4 because he makes everything golden but these Martucci are good all Moskowsky always lustrous ! 5 SaintSaens are wonderful more peope should play them Hough knows ! MacDowell and VanCliburn ! Forget Paderewski concerto only the great make it great heard a pianist with Warsaw Philharmonic live in concert and was so disappointed yet I heard a good recording . All of Scharwenka's concerti are priceless ! Very few others .Siloti? D'Albert No!

Eccellente esecuzione di questo grandioso concerto !!!

First time listening Martucci. Very Beutiful. The theater of my city included him in a concert with Emperor of Beethoven. Great complement.

Dit concert is een weldaad voor oor en geest.

outstandig...

Wow! This is awesome!

Bravissimi gli interpreti

Zhis IS very good

..has a depth, as we know from the Brahms piano concertos

Good chops needed i struggled at school playing this because I didn't warm up before and was just a stand in for someone ill. I only learnt the concerto on the train there 😮

Not as easily accessible as no1, yet a grand concerto, very enjoyable.

the second movement is one of the most beautiful movements I've heard, and trust me I've heard sooo many and you can find my playlist of them. The start of 30:57 is timeless. The way it introduces the motif and then when you think it's over, it reiterates again with a more solemn tone 31:30 is soooooooo beautiful I still think the recording with the faster tempo there is better, play it with bass and all and all my..

Carlo Bruno!

And then Heaven had mercy on humanity and sent Pjotr Iljitch to redefine Bb flat minor.

Where is the cadenza?

17:45 beautiful!

fistful o' notes!

Definitely inspired by Tchaikovsky, this is amazing

17:25 I love it

8:07 reminiscent of Brahms 2 Piano

Beautiful music rudely interrupted by obnoxious commercials.

. . . gewaltig viel Noten, aber nicht Mozart....

Bravo!