Andre Previn

André Previn – Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 24 (1973/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:02:47 minutes | 2,28 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

German-American pianist André Previn appears as the soloist, backed by the London Symphony Orchestra lead by Sir Adrian Boult, for this presentation of Mozart’s Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 24. The Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, KV. 453 was written in 1784. The finale is a variation movement whose theme was sung by Mozart’s starling. The Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 was composed in the winter of 1785–1786, finished on 24 March 1786, three weeks after the completion of Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major. The work is one of only two minor-key piano concertos that Mozart composed, the other being the No. 20 in D minor. None of Mozart’s other piano concertos features a larger array of instruments: the work is scored for strings, woodwinds, horns, trumpets and timpani.

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André Previn – Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos, K. 365 & Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466 (Remastered) (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 57:35 minutes | 988 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

André Previn, the stunning conductor, great pianist and remarkable composer, has just passed away, on 28 February. “A Brilliant musician and gifted composer whose talents were endless” in the words of Itzhak Perlman, he left an extensive and versatile discography dominated by his evergreen interpretations of Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev ballets, his recording of Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, one of the true great recordings of the last century, and his stellar collaborations with Itzhak Perlman.

In this recording, we hear him both play the piano solo part and conduct in two iconic concertos by Mozart, alongside Radu Lupu in the Double Concerto. It has been especially remastered in 24-bit/96kHz from original tapes.
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André Previn – Kiss Me Goodbye (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:12:43 minutes | 406 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © CTS Digital

Successful as pianist, composer, and especially as conductor, André Previn has frequently bridged the gap between popular and so-called “serious” music, and in doing so broadened the horizons of both. This compilation features the songs and score from the film “Elmer Gantry”.
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André Previn – Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 (Remastered) (1975/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 41:57 minutes | 1,42 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

Conductor, composer and pianist André Previn has received a number of awards and honors for his outstanding musical accomplishments, including both the Austrian and German Cross of Merit, and the Glenn Gould Prize. He is the recipient of Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Kennedy Center, the London Symphony Orchestra, Gramophone Classic FM, and this year was honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award from The Recording Academy. He has also received several Grammy awards for recordings, including the CD of his violin concerto “Anne-Sophie” and Bernstein’s Serenade featuring Anne-Sophie Mutter together with the Boston and London Symphony orchestras.
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André Previn – André Previn’s Music Night 2 (1977/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:12:16 minutes | 2,45 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

During the 70s, André Previn, then chief director of the London Symphony Orchestra, was commissioned by the BBC to perform great works of the classical repertoire live from Fairfield Hall. These concerts, commented by Previn himself, were broadcasted on television and went down very well, taking a wide audience into classical music. This successful series led to the recording of the two above albums of orchestral showpieces, available for the first time in digital!

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André Previn – André Previn’s Music Night (1975/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 57:25 minutes | 1,94 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

During the 70s, André Previn, then chief director of the London Symphony Orchestra, was commissioned by the BBC to perform great works of the classical repertoire live from Fairfield Hall. These concerts, commented by Previn himself, were broadcasted on television and went down very well, taking a wide audience into classical music. This successful series led to the recording of the two above albums of orchestral showpieces, available for the first time in digital!

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André Previn – All Alone (1967/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 36:26 minutes | 1,29 GB | Genre: Pop, Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RCA – Legacy

Prolific German jazz pianist André Previn may be best known as a conductor of symphony orchestras and as a film soundtrack composer, but he’s a well-established jazz pianist as well. Previn’s style is melodious and easygoing (influenced by piano masters Bud Powell and Oscar Peterson), but he can swing up a storm when he wants to. This a wonderful solo piano album from Andre Previn from 1967.

Just him. No one else. Beautiful music. You can’t ask for more than that. Andre at his solo best. If you like piano music then you must love Andre. He is one of the best. I wish someone would release this on cd though. It definitely needs to be. Pick it up. You won’t be disappointed.
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Andre Previn – The Popular Previn: Andre Previn Plays Today’s Big Hits (1965/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 32:42 minutes | 689 MB | Genre: Pop, Easy Listening, Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | Artwork: Front cover | © Columbia Records

Successful as pianist, composer, and especially as conductor, André Previn has frequently bridged the gap between popular and so-called “serious” music, and in doing so broadened the horizons of both.

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