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Mozart: Piano Concertos
£14.99
In stock
Catalogue Number
NI6394
Critics and performers have admired the beautiful melodies, colorful orchestrations, virtuosic displays and breadth of expression in Mozart’s piano concertos since he improvised many of the solo parts at their first performances. They contain some of Mozart’s most innovative formal experiments and intricate motivic developments. And, as is evident in this selection, each one is unique.
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Reviews:
"The music of Mozart is my first love and it has captivated me since I was very young, certainly under three. There is something about his music that has a feeling of magic and transports the listener to another world. This excellent Nimbus CD is a fine example of Mozart's genius and has been a sheer joy. Robert Blocker is an internationally acclaimed concert pianist…
The first piece, Piano concerto K 413, his 11th, "A Quattro", arranged by Mozart, along with 12 and 13 for string quartet instead of orchestra. This works well as the winds and brass do not play an important role throughout the concerto, and Mozart himself advertised an "a quattro" version, for domestic use… Throughout there is real rapport between Robert Blocker and the Statera Quartet (Kate Arndt (violin), Gregory Lewis (violin), Martin Lambert (viola), Guilherne Nardelli Monegatto (cello)) and the interplay was very tangible. It makes for a simply magnificent twenty minutes…
I have, on occasion, rated the later Mozart piano concertos and concluded that Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488 must be in the top three… As ever, William Boughton, whose CDs on Nimbus have been very well regarded for over thirty years, provides a very sympathetic baton. The whole work is a treasure from start to finish but unless you are averse to Mozart, the humour and panache of the Finale will bring a smile. At a concert Blocker and team would deserve a standing ovation.
The Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (No. 10) in E flat is another wonderful work and was written about the time of the violin/viola Sinfonia Concertante K364… This version with Robert Blocker and Peter Frankl is right up there and was so enjoyable that I immediately played the final movement again. If you don't know this work then this inspired performance will be a first-rate introduction.
There is a good booklet with notes on the music by Paul Hawkshaw of the Yale School of Music. This is coupled with biographies and photographs of the two pianists and William Boughton. There's also a brief paragraph on the Statera Quartet who surely deserve a photograph. I find it hard to over-praise this wonderful record which is likely to be one of my favourites of the year." Music Web International
The first piece, Piano concerto K 413, his 11th, "A Quattro", arranged by Mozart, along with 12 and 13 for string quartet instead of orchestra. This works well as the winds and brass do not play an important role throughout the concerto, and Mozart himself advertised an "a quattro" version, for domestic use… Throughout there is real rapport between Robert Blocker and the Statera Quartet (Kate Arndt (violin), Gregory Lewis (violin), Martin Lambert (viola), Guilherne Nardelli Monegatto (cello)) and the interplay was very tangible. It makes for a simply magnificent twenty minutes…
I have, on occasion, rated the later Mozart piano concertos and concluded that Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488 must be in the top three… As ever, William Boughton, whose CDs on Nimbus have been very well regarded for over thirty years, provides a very sympathetic baton. The whole work is a treasure from start to finish but unless you are averse to Mozart, the humour and panache of the Finale will bring a smile. At a concert Blocker and team would deserve a standing ovation.
The Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (No. 10) in E flat is another wonderful work and was written about the time of the violin/viola Sinfonia Concertante K364… This version with Robert Blocker and Peter Frankl is right up there and was so enjoyable that I immediately played the final movement again. If you don't know this work then this inspired performance will be a first-rate introduction.
There is a good booklet with notes on the music by Paul Hawkshaw of the Yale School of Music. This is coupled with biographies and photographs of the two pianists and William Boughton. There's also a brief paragraph on the Statera Quartet who surely deserve a photograph. I find it hard to over-praise this wonderful record which is likely to be one of my favourites of the year." Music Web International
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NI6394 Concerto in F Major, K. 413 (arranged for string quartet and piano): I. Allegro
NI6394 Concerto in A Major, K. 488: III. Allegro assai
NI6394 Concerto for Two Pianos in E Flat Major, K. 365: II. Andante
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0.135 kg