Mozart – Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester Nr. 19 & 27 - Clara Haskil, Ferenc Fricsay, Berliner Philharmoniker & Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Mono)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester Nr. 19 F-dur KV 459 & Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester Nr. 27 B-dur KV 595
Piano – Clara Haskil
Berliner Philharmoniker (A1-3) & Bayerisches Staatsorchester (B1-3)
Conductor – Ferenc Fricsay
1LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Speakers Corner
Original Label : Deutsche Grammophon
Recorded September 1955 At Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, and May 1957 At Herkules Saal, München
Produced by Otto Gerdes, Wolfgang Lohse
Originally released in 1957
Reissued in 2009
Tracks :
Side A : Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester Nr. 19 F-Dur KV 459
- Allegro
- Allegretto
- Allegro Assai
Side B : Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester Nr. 27 B-Dur KV 595
- Allegro
- Larghetto
- Allegro
Reviews:
In spite of the varying degrees of popularity of Mozart’s numerous piano concertos, no one would seriously consider ranking them by quality. It would certainly prove an impossible task, for each and every one of these intense yet often playful compositions could be considered the most perfect of its genre. In view of this, one should concentrate on each work’s highly individual character and this can hardly be more contrasting than in the present two pieces.
Thanks to the joyous, energetic disposition of No. 19 in F major, K. 259, it appears to be filled with the exuberant spirit of Mozart’s Viennese period – a time when he amazed audiences with his dexterity at the keyboard. As a contrast, the mood of the late No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595, which was performed in a small circle, is introvert and mellow. The old adage that Mozart’s final concerto was a gesture of farewell and filled with a premonition of death is certainly not substantiated by Haskil and Fricsay’s performance. Through the subtle and flowing clarity of her piano part under the tense and elastic opposition of the orchestra, the soloist banishes the question of the end of time into the background and so pays hommage to the relaxed and self-assured mastery of the Salzburg composer.
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.13 / 5