Alfred Brendel, Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marrine – Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 12 & 17 (1970/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Alfred Brendel, Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marrine – Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 12 & 17 (1970/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 55:47 minutes | 1,86 GB | Genre: Classical
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Here is another gem from PENTATONE’s marvellous series of ‘Remastered Classics ‘ in which classic performances from the 1970s, originally recorded in 4-channel quadraphonic sound, are given a new lease of life on SACD and match, or even sometimes exceed in naturalness, many recordings made today.

Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel is one of the most important exponents of the German-Viennese classic and romantic traditions, whose intellectual rigour and poetic spirit has enriched the public for more than 60 years. The main focus throughout his extensive concert and recording career has been on interpreting Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Brahms.

Being one of the founding fathers of the German-Viennese classical tradition, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s contribution to music history speaks for itself. More specifically, one of his greatest achievements in composition is the piano concerto. While improvising and experimenting from the keyboard, he masterly combined instrumental and operatic styles. This interaction between instrumental and operatic elements can particularly be heard in the last movement of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17, which on this album is coupled with his Piano Concerto No. 12.

This latest release in PENTATONE’s Remastered Classics series presents a 1970 Philips Classics recording of the two piano concertos in a performance by Alfred Brendel, with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alfred Brendel, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and Sir Neville Marriner. It doesn’t get much better than that.

Tracklist:

1. Alfred Brendel, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner – Piano Concerto No. 12 in A, K. 414 – Allegro (10:38)
2. Alfred Brendel, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner – Piano Concerto No. 12 in A, K. 414 – Andante (08:49)
3. Alfred Brendel, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner – Piano Concerto No. 12 in A, K. 414 – Rondo (Allegretto) (06:32)
4. Alfred Brendel, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner – Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K. 453 – Allegro (11:34)
5. Alfred Brendel, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner – Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K. 453 – Andante (10:27)
6. Alfred Brendel, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner – Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K. 453 – Allegretto (07:44)

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