W.A. Mozart - Piano Concertos [2005] [11 Disc Set] (PS3 SACD rip)

Mozart composed 23 piano concertos during the most important creative period of his life (1773-1791). Prior to 1773, keyboard concertos were by no means uncommon: Johann Sebastian Bach composed a number of works for harpsichord and orchestra, many of which were simply arrangements of existing pieces for violin, whilst his eldest son Carl Philipp Emmanuel so favored the new fortepiano that he composed over 40 concertos for this instrument and wrote an admired treatise on the art of its playing. However, Mozart was the first composer to explore the dynamic and expressive possibilities of the fortepiano and, as Charles Rose has written, he made the entrance of the soloist in the first movements "an event, like the arrival of a new character on the stage."


Track list:


CD 1

1. Concerto No 1 in D major KV 107 - Allegro
2. Concerto No 1 in D major KV 107 - Andante
3. Concerto No 1 in D major KV 107 - Tempo di Menuetto
4. Concerto in G major KV 107 No. 2 - Allegro
5. Concerto in G major KV 107 No. 2 - Allegretto
6. Concerto in E flat major KV 107 No. 3 - Allegro
7. Concerto in E flat major KV 107 No. 3 - Allegretto
8. Sonata in D major Op.5 No.2 - Allegro di molto
9. Sonata in D major Op.5 No.2 - Andante di molto
10. Sonata in D major Op.5 No.2 - Minuetto
11. Sonata in G major Op.5 No.3 - Allegro
12. Sonata in G major Op.5 No.3 - Allegretto
13. Sonata in E flat major Op.5 No.4 - Allegro
14. Sonata in E flat major Op.5 No.4 - Rondeau, allegretto


CD 2

1. Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K 491 - Allegro
2. Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K 491 - Larghetto
3. Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K 491 - Allegretto
4. Concerto No. 3 in D major, K 40 - Allegro maestoso
5. Concerto No. 3 in D major, K 40 - Andante
6. Concerto No. 3 in D major, K 40 - Presto
7. Concerto No. 13 in C major, K 415 - Allegro
8. Concerto No. 13 in C major, K 415 - Andante
9. Concerto No. 13 in C major, K 415 - Allegro


CD 3

1. Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K 450 - Allegro
2. Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K 450 - Adagio
3. Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K 450 - Allegro assai
4. Concerto No. 11 in F major, K 413 - Allegro
5. Concerto No. 11 in F major, K 413 - Larghetto
6. Concerto No. 11 in F major, K 413 - Tempo di menuetto
7. Concerto No. 23 in A major, K 488 - Allegro
8. Concerto No. 23 in A major, K 488 - Andante
9. Concerto No. 23 in A major, K 488 - Allegro


CD 4

1. Concerto No. 21 in C major K 467, 'Elvira Madigan' Allegro
2. Concerto No. 21 in C major K 467, 'Elvira Madigan' Andante
3. Concerto No. 21 in C major K 467, 'Elvira Madigan' Allegro vivace assai
4. Concerto No. 1 in F major K 37, Allegro
5. Concerto No. 1 in F major K 37, Andante
6. Concerto No. 1 in F major K 37, Allegro
7. Concerto No. 25 in C major KV503, Allegro maestoso
8. Concerto No. 25 in C major KV503, Andante
9. Concerto No. 25 in C major KV503, Allegretto


CD 5

1. Concerto No 9 E flat major 'Jeunehomme' KV 271 - Allegro
2. Concerto No 9 E flat major 'Jeunehomme' KV 271 - Andantino
3. Concerto No 9 E flat major 'Jeunehomme' KV 271 - Rondeau, presto
4. Concerto No 2 B flat major KV 39 - Allegro spiritoso
5. Concerto No 2 B flat major KV 39 - Andante staccato
6. Concerto No 2 B flat major KV 39 - Molto allegro
7. Concerto No 12 A major KV 414 - Allegro
8. Concerto No 12 A major KV 414 - Andante
9. Concerto No 12 A major KV 414 - Rondeau, allegretto


CD 6

1. Concerto No. 17 in G major, K 453 - Allegro
2. Concerto No. 17 in G major, K 453 - Andante
3. Concerto No. 17 in G major, K 453 - Allegretto. Presto
4. Concerto No. 5 in D major, K 175 - Allegro
5. Concerto No. 5 in D major, K 175 - Andante ma un pocoadagio
6. Concerto No. 5 in D major, K 175 - Allegro
7. Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, K 238 - Allegro aperto
8. Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, K 238 - Andante un poco adagio
9. Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, K 238 - Rondeau, Allegro


CD 7

1. Concerto No. 16 in D major, K 451 - Allegro assai
2. Concerto No. 16 in D major, K 451 - Andante
3. Concerto No. 16 in D major, K 451 - Rondo, allegro di molto
4. Concerto No. 8 in C major, K 246 - Allegro aperto
5. Concerto No. 8 in C major, K 246 - Andante
6. Concerto No. 8 in C major, K 246 - Tempo di menuetto
7. Concerto No. 19 in F major, K 459 - Allegro
8. Concerto No. 19 in F major, K 459 - Allegretto
9. Concerto No. 19 in F major, K 459 - Allegro assai


CD 8

1. Concerto No. 20 in D minor K 466 - Allegro
2. Concerto No. 20 in D minor K 466 - Romanze
3. Concerto No. 20 in D minor K 466 - Allegro assai
4. Concerto No. 22 in E flat major K 482 - Allegro
5. Concerto No. 22 in E flat major K 482 - Andante
6. Concerto No. 22 in E flat major K 482 - Allegro


CD 9

1. Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K 456 - Allegro vivace
2. Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K 456 - Andante un poco sostenuto
3. Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K 456 - Allegro vivace
4. Concerto No. 26 in D major, K 537 - Allegro
5. Concerto No. 26 in D major, K 537 - Larghetto
6. Concerto No. 26 in D major, K 537 - Allegretto


CD 10

1. Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K 449 - Allegro vivace
2. Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K 449 - Andantino
3. Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K 449 - Allegro ma non troppo
4. Concerto No. 4 in G major, K 41 - Allegro
5. Concerto No. 4 in G major, K 41 - Andante
6. Concerto No. 4 in G major, K 41 - Molto allegro
7. Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K 595 - Allegro
8. Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K 595 - Larghetto
9. Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K 595 - Rondo, allegro


CD 11

1. Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra in E flat major KV 365 - Allegro
2. Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra in E flat major KV 365 - Andante
3. Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra in E flat major KV 365 - Rondo, allegro
4. Concerto for 3 Pianos and Orchestra in F major KV 242 - Allegro
5. Concerto for 3 Pianos and Orchestra in F major KV 242 - Adagio
6. Concerto for 3 Pianos and Orchestra in F major KV 242 - Rondo, tempo di minuetto
7. Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in D major KV 382
8. Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in A major KV 386



The Surround sound master was generated from original PCM stereo recordings using SpatialSonics process which was analogically transfered to DSD using GENEX and PYRAMIX systems. The audio was Spatialized and Mixed by Carlos de Andrade and mastered in Surround and Stereo by Luiz Tornaghi at Visom Digital Studios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


Featured Artist: Derek Han, Paul Freeman & Philharmonia Orchestra

Release Date: September 27, 2005

Label: Brilliant Classics 92541