Arranger(s): Lachner, Ignaz
Ensemble(s): Fine Arts Quartet
Label: Naxos
Genre: Concerto
Period: Classical
Catalogue No: 8.574477
Barcode: 747313447770
Release Date: 12/2023

MOZART, W.A.: Piano Concertos Nos. 19 and 25 (arr. I. Lachner for piano, string quartet and double bass) (Goldstein, Fine Arts Quartet, L. Burns)

Mozart’s return to Vienna in 1781 initiated a remarkable period of inventiveness and productivity. In late 1784 he wrote the Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, a work Mozart performed in Frankfurt on the occasion of Leopold II’s election as Holy Roman Emperor and which is notable for its rhythmic vivacity and sense of colour. In 1786 he wrote the Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major – a work that stretched the concerto genre considerably with its operatic qualities and dramatic dialogue. Ignaz Lachner’s ingenious transcriptions show a complete grasp of Mozart’s idiom, incorporating much instrumental detail and reinventing the music’s underlying dramatic scheme within a chamber context.

Tracklist

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Lachner, Ignaz - Arranger
Goldstein, Alon (piano)
Fine Arts Quartet (Ensemble)
Burns, Lizzie (double bass)
1I. Allegro (cadenza by Mozart)12:16
Goldstein, Alon (piano)
Fine Arts Quartet (Ensemble)
Burns, Lizzie (double bass)
2II. Allegretto06:56
Goldstein, Alon (piano)
Fine Arts Quartet (Ensemble)
Burns, Lizzie (double bass)
3III. Allegro assai (cadenza by Mozart)07:49
Goldstein, Alon (piano)
Fine Arts Quartet (Ensemble)
Burns, Lizzie (double bass)
Goldstein, Alon (piano)
Fine Arts Quartet (Ensemble)
Burns, Lizzie (double bass)
4I. Allegro maestoso (cadenza by A. Goldstein)15:23
Goldstein, Alon (piano)
Fine Arts Quartet (Ensemble)
Burns, Lizzie (double bass)
5II. Andante07:06
Goldstein, Alon (piano)
Fine Arts Quartet (Ensemble)
Burns, Lizzie (double bass)
6III. Allegretto08:42
Goldstein, Alon (piano)
Fine Arts Quartet (Ensemble)
Burns, Lizzie (double bass)

Total Playing Time: 58:12