Cedric Tiberghien; Andrew Manze: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Dubois: Piano Concertos

The wonderful French pianist Cedric Tiberghien has made several admired recital and chamber recordings. Now he joins the impressive roster of pianists who have contributed to Hyperion�s Romantic Piano Concerto series with Volume 60: Theodore Dubois. Three works by this French composer are included here, and they present a captivating panorama of the evolution of Dubois� style over some forty years: the Concerto-capriccioso of 1876 seems like a preliminary study in the style of such composers as Weber and Mendelssohn, whereas the highly Romantic Concerto in F minor (1897) is reminiscent of Saint-Saens. The completely unknown Suite for piano and strings (1917), for its part, resembles a neoclassical pastiche.