Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr.1

"With his Piano Concerto, Glanert has successfully created a gripping, compelling and convincing piece. It lasts half an hour – not a minute too long. The composer said he wanted to ‘represent scenarios which evoke memories.’ This is indeed what happens. The grotesquely alienated, brisk ‘dance suite’ of the first movement, consisting of two Baroque dances, Ragtime and Jitterbug, is reminiscent of Hindemith in the 1920s. The calmly flowing slow movement, entiteld ‘Night Song’, suggests associations with Gustav Mahler and his 7th symphony. The rest of the piece is more concrete. Piano and orchestra wage a firing battle. There is no clear winner; what is clear, though, is that Glanert brilliantly knows how to have an impact on the listener, without employing cheap effects." (W.Sch., Berliner Morgenpost, 24 Oct 1994)