MOZART, W.A.: Piano Concertos Nos. 17-27 / Concerto for 2 Pianos, K. 365 (Klien, Brendel, Haebler, Firkušný, A. Weiss)

Mozart’s late-period Piano Concertos are among the greatest triumphs of the revered composer virtuoso’s extraordinary talent. As entertaining and endearing as they are undisputed masterpieces of the Classical style, his late works for piano and orchestra served as a model for over two centuries of large-scale concertante works, the apotheosis of virtuoso instrumental writing showcasing great pianism and orchestral beauty.

This five-disc set features highly-regarded Mozart interpreters Walter Klien, Alfred Brendel, Ingrid Haebler, Rudolf Firkusny and Alan Weiss in critically acclaimed performances with an eclectic list of ensembles including the Vienna Symphony and Minnesota Orchestras.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Klien, Walter (piano)
Skrowaczewski, Stanisław (Conductor)
1 I. Allegro 12:01
Klien, Walter (piano)
Skrowaczewski, Stanisław (Conductor)
2 II. Andante 11:28
Klien, Walter (piano)
Skrowaczewski, Stanisław (Conductor)
3 III. Allegretto e presto 07:53
Klien, Walter (piano)
Skrowaczewski, Stanisław (Conductor)
Haebler, Ingrid (piano)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Melles, Karl (Conductor)
4 I. Allegro 14:25
Haebler, Ingrid (piano)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Melles, Karl (Conductor)
5 II. Romance 09:58
Haebler, Ingrid (piano)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Melles, Karl (Conductor)
6 III. Rondo: Allegro assai 07:40
Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Haebler, Ingrid (piano)
Melles, Karl (Conductor)
Disc 2
Maag, Peter (Conductor)
Klien, Walter (piano)
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra (Orchestra)
1 I. Allegro 11:05
Maag, Peter (Conductor)
Klien, Walter (piano)
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra (Orchestra)
2 II. Adagio 07:22
Klien, Walter (piano)
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maag, Peter (Conductor)
3 III. Presto 08:14
Klien, Walter (piano)
Maag, Peter (Conductor)
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra (Orchestra)
Weiss, Alan (piano)
Firkušný, Rudolf (piano)
4 I. Allegro 10:18
Weiss, Alan (piano)
Firkušný, Rudolf (piano)
5 II. Andante 08:37
Weiss, Alan (piano)
Firkušný, Rudolf (piano)
6 III. Rondo: Allegro 07:14
Weiss, Alan (piano)
Firkušný, Rudolf (piano)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Haebler, Ingrid (piano)
Melles, Karl (Conductor)
7 I. Allegro 12:13
Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Haebler, Ingrid (piano)
Melles, Karl (Conductor)
8 II. Allegretto 06:53
Haebler, Ingrid (piano)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Melles, Karl (Conductor)
9 III. Allegro assai 07:28
Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Haebler, Ingrid (piano)
Melles, Karl (Conductor)
Disc 3
Klien, Walter (piano)
Kehr, Günter (Conductor)
Mainz Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
1 I. Allegro maestoso 14:03
Klien, Walter (piano)
Kehr, Günter (Conductor)
Mainz Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
2 II. Andante 08:41
Kehr, Günter (Conductor)
Klien, Walter (piano)
Mainz Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
3 III. Allegro vivace assai 06:20
Kehr, Günter (Conductor)
Klien, Walter (piano)
Mainz Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Brendel, Alfred (piano)
Angerer, Paul (Conductor)
4 I. Allegro 12:43
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Brendel, Alfred (piano)
Angerer, Paul (Conductor)
5 II. Andante 08:52
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Angerer, Paul (Conductor)
Brendel, Alfred (piano)
6 III. Rondo: Allegro 12:16
Brendel, Alfred (piano)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Angerer, Paul (Conductor)
Kehr, Günter (Conductor)
Klien, Walter (piano)
Mainz Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
7 I. Allegro vivace 12:33
Kehr, Günter (Conductor)
Klien, Walter (piano)
Mainz Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Disc 4
1 II. Andante un poco sostenuto 10:37
Klien, Walter (piano)
Kehr, Günter (Conductor)
Mainz Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
2 III. Allegro vivace 07:40
Kehr, Günter (Conductor)
Klien, Walter (piano)
Mainz Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maag, Peter (Conductor)
Klien, Walter (piano)
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra (Orchestra)
3 I. Allegro spiritoso 13:48
Maag, Peter (Conductor)
Klien, Walter (piano)
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra (Orchestra)
4 II. Larghetto 07:16
Klien, Walter (piano)
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maag, Peter (Conductor)
5 III. Allegretto 09:23
Maag, Peter (Conductor)
Klien, Walter (piano)
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra (Orchestra)
Brendel, Alfred (piano)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Angerer, Paul (Conductor)
6 I. Allegro maestoso 13:56
Brendel, Alfred (piano)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Angerer, Paul (Conductor)
7 II. Andante 07:43
Angerer, Paul (Conductor)
Brendel, Alfred (piano)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
8 III. Allegretto 09:00
Brendel, Alfred (piano)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Angerer, Paul (Conductor)
Disc 5
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maag, Peter (Conductor)
Klien, Walter (piano)
1 I. Allegro 13:35
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maag, Peter (Conductor)
Klien, Walter (piano)
2 II. Larghetto 06:07
Maag, Peter (Conductor)
Klien, Walter (piano)
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra (Orchestra)
3 III. Allegretto 10:23
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra (Orchestra)
Maag, Peter (Conductor)
Klien, Walter (piano)
Klien, Walter (piano)
Skrowaczewski, Stanisław (Conductor)
4 I. Allegro 13:57
Klien, Walter (piano)
Skrowaczewski, Stanisław (Conductor)
5 II. Larghetto 08:00
Klien, Walter (piano)
Skrowaczewski, Stanisław (Conductor)
6 III. Allegro 08:51
Skrowaczewski, Stanisław (Conductor)
Klien, Walter (piano)

Total Playing Time: 05:58:33