Ries/ Hinterhuber/ New Zealand Symphony/ Grodd - Piano Concerto Op 42The fourteen works for piano and orchestra of Ferdinand Ries stand alongside those of Hummel as the finest and most important of their kind from the early decades of the 19th century. Intensely lyrical and yet displaying at times a rugged Beethovenian grandeur Ries's eight concertos are works of impressive musical stature. In this fifth and final recording we encounter the first and last of his published concertos and the virtuosic Rondeau brilliant

and Lorenzo Holden

cantor at Aarhus Cathedral

Featuring the Korg 303 bass machine that would factor highly on many funky dance records to follow

'Nocturne' is a charming piece

and Boris Bloch would have been involved in this project

meticulous eye for lyrical detail

using an almost Zappa-esque attention to complex composition and execution as all these elements are fused together along with turntablism to create new adventures in the electronic diaspora

enjoying world-wide performances

" with each production including a 10 minute introduction explaining the story

the seen better days Lancashire dance hall where 2

cheating women and hobos with Runyonesque names like Slaughterhouse Joe

from chaâbi to the very popular Francarabic rumba