Mozart - Piano Concertos No.8 ("Lützow") and 26 ("Coronation") - Brendel
Mozart - Piano Concertos No.8 ("Lützow") and 26 ("Coronation") - Brendel
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC (single files) | 222 MB | artwork @ 600dpi | Philips 1983
If you need an introduction to Mozart, this starting point remains unmatched. While not my first Mozart, this collection was the first CD i owned. The purchase has never been regretted. Indeed, it maintains a pride of place in my shelves.
Brendel's performance throughout this series is impeccable. He delves into Mozart's music as if he'd been sitting in a salon with Mozart reviewing the composition. There is a strong sense of time and place in all the renditions of the master's expressive genius. Brendel has avoided the trap of "updating" the performance to some 20th Century idea of how they should be rendered. Brendel brings a sense of the delicacy to his performances without losing an iota of the power behind Mozart's compositions. Brendel seems to impart Mozart's evolving maturity as he recaptures the fourteen year duration over which these pieces were composed. Mozart would hear his music with pride were he here to enjoy Brendel's recreations.
Tracklist:
Piano Concerto in D, K. 537 "Coronation"
01. Allegro (Cadence: Alfred Brendel)
02. (Larghetto)
03. (Allegretto)
Piano Concerto in C, K. 246 "Lützow"
04. Allegro aperto
05. Andante
06. Rondeau (Tempo di menuetto)
Piano : Alfred Brendel
Conductor: Neville Marriner
Orchestra: Academy Of St.-Martin-In-The-Fields
Label : Philips, 1983
Mozart - Piano Concertos No.8 ("Lützow") and 26 ("Coronation") - Brendel
