Richard Pennycuick wrote:

>A Berlin Classics CD I received yesterday contains concertos for the
>left hand by Martinu, Prokofiev and Dieter Nowka, the latter a name new
>to me.  The notes refer to left hand works by Ravel, Britten, Janacek,
>Richard Strauss and Franz Schmidt.  I knew all these, except the Schmidt.
>Grove advised that Schmidt wrote not only a concerto for the left hand
>but also Concertante Variations on a Theme of Beethoven.  A search of
>Gramofile and a couple of online outlets produced nothing.  However,
>it's possible that there has been a recording which wasn't reviewed in
>Gramophone.  Does anyone know of one?  Are there other left hand concertos
>of interest?

Schmidt, Franz, 1874 Dec. 22-1939
       Variationen uber ein Husarenlied
       (Austria): Preiser Records, p1990.
       1 sound disc: digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.
       93395 Preiser Records

I have a recording of the Concerto, but I can't remember if it was a
commercial release. I can check if needed.

Also
Rorem, Ned, 1923-
       Concertos, piano, 1 hand, orchestra
       Ned Rorem
       New York, NY: New World Records, p1994.
       1 sound disc: digital ; 4 3/4 in.
       80445-2 New World Records

Karl