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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Mozart - Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24
Mitsuko Uchida (piano and conductor) Cleveland Orchestra Widely regarded as one of the foremost Mozart interpreters of our time: Mitsuko Uchida returns, conducting the orchestra herself from the piano, with live performances of two of Mozart's most popular concertos. "we still had the thrill of Uchida, embodying Mozart’s recollections of joy and sorrow with dancing subtlety and love" The Times, London "Miss Uchida played gracefully and with the flair listeners have come to expect from her….She endows the solo line with a rightness and an inevitability, yet there is originality in the way she shapes every phrase, and remarkable subtlety in her coloration" New York Times "Uchida’s pellucid, subtly varied tone (no one makes the piano sing more beautifully) and quicksilver response to changes of mood and harmonic colour give unalloyed delight" The Telegraph, London, on Mitsuko Uchida's previous disc of Mozart Piano Concerti “…here is sublime Mozart-playing whether in C minor turbulence or A major radiance. In K491… Uchida conveys an ineffable sadness with sudden withdrawals of such subtlety that all the shades of autumn seem with us… in K488, while nothing is plain sailing, everything is as natural as it is revelatory. When have you heard the central F sharp minor Siciliano more gently or lovingly confided, or the opera buffa finale more joyfully spun off? ...the Cleveland Orchestra are entirely at one with their inspired soloist. ...even a few bars will convince you that you are listening to one of the truly great artists of our time.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2009 “In the great C minor Concerto, K491, the opening tutti rages with all the ferocity of middle-period Beethoven, and when the piano enters it is pleading, fragile. …I found the last [movement] that series of mainly tormented and ever more convoluted variations, as powerful as any performance I have heard... The much sunnier A major Concerto, K488, is perhaps a less problematic piece to play. Uchida...in the slow movement rises to heights of eloquent grief that are demanded, but seldom risked. The last movement is gloriously abandoned.” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Leon Fleisher (piano) Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra A fixture on the music scene for more than six decades, pianist Leon Fleisher releases his first two-hand concerto recording in 40 years. The new recording is comprised of a trio of Mozart concertos recorded with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra: no. 23 in A Major, K. 488; no. 12 in A Major, K. 414; and no. 7 in F Major for two pianos, K. 242, for which he is joined by his wife Katherine Jacobson-Fleisher. Founded in 1945, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra has held a top position in the international orchestral world for more than 60 years. Under founder and director Karl Mnchinger, the ensemble had developed and cultivated the repertoire of the Viennese Classicists. “Leon Fleisher…brings all his customary musicianship and wisdom to bear on all three concertos here. …Fleisher's shaping of the slow movements is quite beautiful, with that of K414 rendered with greater than usual weight. There's also plenty to applaud in the orchestral playing, notably from the winds.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2009 “These new 'live' Mozart performances may not be the most elegant you'll ever hear, but they are shot through with wisdom and insight. Fleisher's eloquently poetic account of the melancholy Adagio from the A major Concerto, K488… is worth the price of admission on its own.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2009 **** “This recording bubbles like a glass of champagne, which is fitting celebration for Leon Fleisher's return to full keyboard performance after illness rendered his right hand immobile 40 years ago.” The Observer, 9th August 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mozart - Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 23
Lars Vogt (piano) Mozarteum Orchester, Ivor Bolton Lars Vogt is one of the most distinguished German contemporary pianists. These two live performances were recorded in Salzburg in 2008. “…Lars Vogt time and again displays compelling musicianship and sensitivity…” Gramophone Magazine, September 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Cyprien Katsaris (piano) Salzburg Chamber Philharmonie, Yoon Kuk Lee | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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London Philharmonic Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Daniel Barenboim English Chamber Orchestra | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Mikhail Pletnev | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Murray Perahia (piano) English Chamber Orchestra | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Howard Shelley (piano) London Mozart Players, Howard Shelley | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Géza Anda (piano) Camerata Academica of the Salzburg Mozarteum | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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