Elizabeth Sombart, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pierre Vallet - Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 20, 21, 23, 27 (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: I. Allegro (Cadenzas by Luca Belloni)
02. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: II. Romance
03. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: III. Allegro assai (Cadenzas by Luca Belloni)
04. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: I. Allegro maestoso (Cadenzas by Luca Belloni)
05. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
06. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: III. Allegro assai (Cadenzas by Luca Belloni)
01. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: I. Allegro
02. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: II. Adagio
03. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: III. Allegro assai
04. Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, K. 595: I. Allegro
05. Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, K. 595: II. Larghetto
06. Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, K. 595: III. Rondo. Allegro

The four great concertos on this new album span the years 1785 – 1791, Mozart’s last year. The range of emotions these works convey is extraordinary. No.20 in D Minor left the audience at the premiere reeling. It is terse, angry and full of passion. The C Major concerto No.21 in contrast, is sunny, bright and full of optimism. No. 23 in A Major is bathed in a feeling of warm contentment. The wistful and heartfelt Adagio is especially striking. No. 27 in B Flat of 1791 is an autumnal work of intense sadness, almost as if the composer sensed his life was coming to an end. ‘Sombart’s playing is superb: technically precise, but possessing a flexibility and freedom that lets the music breath’ The Observer.

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