Menahem Pressler - Manahem Pressler, Vol. 3: Mozart, Beethoven (2019)

Menahem Pressler was born in 1923 in Magdeburg, Germany. In 1938 he emigrated to Israel, where he received most of his musical training. His career was launched following winning of the first prize at the Debussy International Piano Competition in San Francisco in 1946. His successful American debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy was followed by tours of North America and Europe, including performances with the New York Philharmonic, as well as Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Dallas, San Francisco, London, Paris, Brussels, Oslo and Helsinki Orchestras. In 1955 Menahem Pressler founded the Beaux Arts Trio with violinist Daniel Guilet and cellist Bernard Greenhouse. The Trio, (with a few 'turnovers' in the strings) continued for more than 50 years and was one of the most prominent and respected chamber groups of all time. Pressler is a piano professor at Indiana University in Bloomington and is a regular on juries of international piano competitions such as the Van Cliburn, Queen Elizabeth, and Arthur Rubinstein competitions. He is one of the world's most revered chamber musicians. His collaborations included many engagements with the Juilliard, Emerson, Guarneri and Cleveland String Quartets. Most of these Mozart and Beethoven recordings, made c. 1966-68, are here heard on modern recordings for the first time.

Tracklist:

CD1:

01. Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: I. Allegro vivace
02. Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: II. Andantino
03. Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: III. Allegro ma non troppo
04. Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-Flat Major, K. 450: I. Allegro
05. Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-Flat Major, K. 450: II. Andante
06. Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-Flat Major, K. 450: III. Allegro
07. Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453: I. Allegro
08. Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453: II. Andante
09. Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453: III. Allegretto



CD2:

01. Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: I. Allegro
02. Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: II. Larghetto
03. Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: III. Allegretto
04. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio
05. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo
06. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro



CD3:

01. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 "Alla turca": I. Tema con variazione
02. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 "Alla turca": II. Menuetto
03. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 "Alla turca": III. Allegretto. Alla turca
04. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: I. Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: II. Adagio
06. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: III. Allegretto
07. Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576 "Trumpet": I. Allegro
08. Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576 "Trumpet": II. Adagio
09. Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576 "Trumpet": III. Allegretto
10. Rondo in B-Flat Major, WoO 6