Reinecke, Carl

Carl Reinecke – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major op. 144

(b. Altona near Hamburg, June 23, 1824 – d. Leipzig, March 10, 1910)

(1877)

Allegro p.1
Largo p.81
Finale. Molto vivace e grazioso p.111

Preface
Although Carl Reinecke was considered one of the most influential musicians of the European music world during his time, he spoke of his work with both modesty and foresight: “However, I do not indulge in the deceptive hope that my works will have a long-lasting impact.” This assessment proved to be right for Reinecke, only rarely does one of his works make it into concert programs, and it was not until the 1970s that recordings began to revive interest in his compositions.
Reinecke was born in 1824, during the lifetimes of Schubert and Beethoven. He was friends with his patrons Mendelssohn and Schumann, and when he died in 1910 at the age of 85, Messiaen and Carter had already been born. Although he witnessed great cultural changes – from Classicism through Romanticism to Modernism – and played a key role in shaping these eras, Reinecke remained loyal to conservative ideals throughout his life, advocating his aesthetic convictions as a virtuoso pianist, violinist, conductor, composer, arranger, and teacher: “Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven. So it went in cycles, with more or less minor deviations, year after year. However, the performances were admirable, and his orchestra was among the best in the world.” In the music of his great predecessors, he felt so at home that he was often unjustly criticized as an epigone of his musical friends: “Reinecke’s piano music in concerto form is mostly just a continuation of what Schumann and Mendelssohn created. …

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