Cloud rudolf serkin claudio abbado mozart piano concertos nos. Rudolf serkin plays mozart piano concertos hbdirect. Yet for those who tire of the delicate, jewelbox mozart that is fashionable among pianists today, serkin surely represents a compelling alternative. Indeed, both as compositions and as far as the treatment of the violin is concerned, they do clearly stand.
There is an elegant quality to the way perahia approaches the mozart concertos that for me speaks to the times and environment during which these pieces were composed and performed. Mozart piano concertos serkin abbado 7 cds download. I have heard quite a few pianists play the mozart piano concertos. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rudolf serkin plays mozart piano concertos concertos nos. The evermore comprehensive sony classical masters series is pleased to announce ten new releases. Find rudolf serkin discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Whether listened to in sequence or picked out at random, each one is a polished gem that one cant imagine ev. Rudolf serkin plays mozart piano concertos with serkin, rudolf, serkin, peter on cd. Mozarts concerti for solo piano and orchestra served as a standard model for composers. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and perform. Mozart piano concertos musical compositions britannica.
For him it was a great opportunity to rerecord these concertos in the golden years of his life giving us another view in hearing his rethinking of all the greatest concertos of mozart. Transfer from the angel reissue mono lp colh 67 great recordings of the century. Rudolf serkin rudolf serkin plays mozart piano concertos. The brendelmarriner set was also how i was introduced to mozarts piano concertos, and also hold a fond place in my heart. I have heard no other pianist who seems to follow every pulse of this mozartean vitality quite as beautifully as peter serkin, and the combined efforts of serkin fils with alexander schneider and the english chamber orchestra on this rca set form very. Rudolf serkin, one of the greatest interpreters of mozarts piano works, allows the immense energy of this concerto to slip through his fingers with due care. Rudolf serkin plays mozart piano concertos, an album by wolfgang amadeus mozart, rudolf serkin on spotify. Some might argue with tempos, but serkin was always a superb mozart performer. Piano concertos various composers by rudolf serkin download and listen to the album. Both of these pieces were thought to be by mozarts father leopold, but have been reidentified because they contain clumsy mistakes that leopold would not have made.
Piano concertos box set rudolf serkin on allmusic 2006 these mozart concerto recordings, packaged by. Serkins last attempt at mozart december 16, 2011 by t. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Rudolf serkin the complete columbia album collection. He battles his way through the weighty first movement with enthusiasm and verve, lets his fingertips dance daintily through the cantilena of the romance, and then rousingly celebrates the. Leopold mozart wrote of this 1777 portrait of his son wolfgang amadeus, it has little value as a piece of art, but as to the issue of resemblance, i can assure you that it is perfect. This is the firstever collection of rudolf serkins complete recordings for columbia masterworks on 75 discs. Complete mozart piano concertos classical discussion. Recorded in london at the abbey road studios on january 12, 1937. Rudolf serkin emerged from the environment of postworld war i austria to become one of the most profound and challenging pianists of the century. I personally find the perahia recordings my favorites overall. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. These mozart concerto recordings, packaged by deutsche grammophon in several different ways and now brought together for one last fling, were made in the 1980s. Mozart all piano concertos best performances complete list.
Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Violin concertos mozart jump to navigation jump to search. Rudolf serkins mozart concertos on dgg the classical. Mozart klavierkonzerte piano concertos concertos pour piano concerti per pianoforte. These recordings were made during serkins later years. Violin concertos mozart simple english wikipedia, the. Buy rudolf serkin plays mozart piano concertos by serkin, rudolf from amazons classical music store. Piano concertos by wolfgang amadeus mozart wikipedia.
Rudolf serkin, london symphony orchestra, claudio abbado. Throughout the history of music, mozarts violin concertos nos. Mozarts piano concertos are, in my opinion, some of his finest compositions. Cd, album, re deutsche grammophon, deutsche grammophon. These arent top choices for mozarts concertos, but they do perhaps constitute the collectors edition advertised on the cover serkin was an artist who shaped the worlds conceptions of the viennese school, and theres much to be gained by tracing the evolution of. Rudolf serkin plays mozart piano concertos by wolfgang. This bohemianborn pianist, guru to countless young pianists in america, delivers these mozart concertos with relaxed grace and a total lack of vanity. Alongside bachs cantatas, beethovens string quartets and haydns symphonies, mozarts series of 27 solo and multiple piano concertos are among the most sublime musical collectives ever committed to manuscript. Serkin has always been considered a highly introspective pianist. Rudolf serkin plays mozart piano concertos by wolfgang amadeus. Recordings of mozart piano concertos talk classical.
Based on handwriting analysis of the autographs they are. Szell had great skill as a mozart accompanist as his records with serkin still testify. Perahia is also quite good i borrowed that set once from my library i have always meant to buy a copy of my own. Mozart piano concertos, compositions by wolfgang amadeus mozart not only numerous in quantity and excellent in quality but also standing very early in the existence of the genre and, indeed, of the piano itself. Ive probably got another 5 complete cycles and over 200 individual recordings of mozarts piano concertos but those are usually the most referenced. Ptc5186094mozart violin concertos nos 1 2 5 albums.
An allembracing survey of rudolf serkins recorded achievements, spanning over. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. In his day he had a reputation as a mozart player, and columbia recorded nearly as many concertos with him as with rudolf serkin, but much as i like his ravel, i dont care for his style applied to mozart. Ranging from symphony cycles to solo piano music, these budget. For example, sonys 11cd rudolf serkin plays beethoven contains serkin s magnificent early 1960s beethoven piano concerto cycle p. His first recordings of this repertoire date from the 78rpm era, continued through the mono and stereo lp eras, and have been reissued. This new sixcd release unites for the first time fourteen mozart concerto recordings made at the height of his career, between 1951 and 1977. It would have been grand if serkin had recorded all the solo concertos complete for dgg.
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