HK Gruber: Piano Concerto, Short Stories from the Vienna Woods, Castles in the AirFrank Dupree · 2026

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1Piano Concerto 2Short Stories from the Vienna Woods: I. Introduction & Song from the Wachau 3Short Stories from the Vienna Woods: II. Splintered Waltzes 4Short Stories from the Vienna Woods: III. Bengal Fire 5Short Stories from the Vienna Woods: IV. In a Flash 6Short Stories from the Vienna Woods: V. Chorale Variations on "For the Lord disciplines the one he loves" & Epilogue 7Short Stories from the Vienna Woods: VI. Prayer 8Short Stories from the Vienna Woods: VII. Polka infernale 9Castles in the Air: I. Out of Sight 10Castles in the Air: II. With Princess 11Castles in the Air: III. Mechanic 12Castles in the Air: IV. Dreamed Today

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allmusic

8.0

“Gruber's brilliantly orchestrated, kaleidoscopic pieces present one beautiful and emotionally complex moment after the next.”

guardian

8.0

“At 83, Austrian iconoclast HK Gruber shows no sign of losing his anarchic edge nor indeed his ability to entertain. This eclectic album includes his significant piano concerto, premiered by Emanuel Ax with the New York Philharmonic in 2017, and an absurdist potpourri extracted from his 2014 opera Tales from the Vienna Woods, both conducted by the composer himself. Quintessentially Gruber, the 25-”