 | This is my post from this week's Tuesday Blog. |
Over the
years, we’ve explored the Mozart piano concertos in several of our blog posts. In the process, we’ve featured several pianists’
recordings, and have often made use of two “cycles” – the Geza Anda cycle from
the 1960’s, and the Vladimir Ashkenazy cycle from the 1980’s.
For
October, on our podcasts, we are recycling many of these montages, and as part
of that project, we are posting this Cover2Cover two CD partial excerpt
from the Ashkenazy cycle, featuring the earliest six concerti, and the triple
concerto.
Concertos
Nos. 1–4 (K. 37, 39, 40 and 41) are orchestral and keyboard arrangements of sonata
movements by other composers. The next three concertos (K. 107/1, 2 and 3),
featured on our podcasting channel on October 4, are arrangements of piano
sonatas by J.C. Bach (Op 5. Nos. 2, 3, and 4, all composed by 1766).
Concerto
No. 5, K. 175 from 1773 was his first real effort in the genre, and one that
proved popular at the time. Concerto No. 6, K. 238 from 1776 is the first
Mozart concerto proper to introduce new thematic material in the piano's first
solo section. Concerto No. 7, K. 242 for three pianos is quite well known.
London/Decca
reissued the complete set by Ashkenazy and the Philharmonia in box sets several
times, but today’s set was issued as a stand-alone collection. The
multi-keyboard concertos (7 and 10) make use of Ashkenazy’s collaboration on
another cycle issued by London/Decca by Daniel Barenboim. The YouTube link
features the complete cycle, not just the first seven.
Happy
Listening!
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
All works
feature Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Piano
Concerto No.1 in F, K.37
Piano
Concerto No.2 in Bb, K.39
Piano
Concerto No.3 in D, K.40
Piano
Concerto No.4 in G, K.41
Piano
Concerto No.5 in D, K.175
Piano
Concerto No.6 in Bb, K.238
Philharmonia
Otchestra
(Ashkenazy
conducting from the keyboard)
Piano
Concerto No.7 in F, for 3 pianos, K.242 ('Lodron')
Fou Ts'Ong,
piano
English
Chamber Orchestra
Daniel
Barenboim, conducting from the keyboard
Cadenzas by
Vladimir Ashkenazy except– K40 I, K175 I-II, K238 & K242: Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart; K175 III: Paul Badura-Skoda
Recording
locations: Kingsway Hall, London, April 1972 (K242), Walthamstow Assembly Hall,
London, May 1986 (K175), October 1986 (K238), St Barnabas' Church, London, May
1987 (K37, K39-41)
London
Records – 421 577-2
Format: 2 x
CD, Compilation, Stereo
Released:
1988
YouTube - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL92mHU5BB1vs9r0ztMXTll6fbJIraLYMa
Internet
Archive - https://archive.org/details/c-2-c-45b-mozart-piano-concertos-5
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