Ben Kim, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra – The First Vienna Concertos | Piano Concertos Nos. 11-12-13 (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:13:20 minutes | 686 MB | Genre: Classical
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Concertos No. 11, 12, and 13 were Mozart’s first Concertos written upon moving to Vienna from Salzburg. In a letter addressed to his father Leopold, he described them as “a happy medium between too easy and too difficult; very brilliant, pleasing to the ear, and natural, without being vapid.” By then, Mozart was free of his father’s dominating presence. He wrote them to win over Vienna, and they did, firmly establishing him as Europe’s premier composer. But with these pieces, he was also seeking confirmation from his father. And the desire for parental approval is a basic one. Indeed, there are many moments in the Concertos, whether sublime or gallant or majestic, where one still feels a sense of child-like wonder.
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Niek Baar, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra – Obsession (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:03:11 minutes | 1,15 GB | Genre: Classical
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On this recording, Dutch violinist Niek Baar returns to the pieces that inspired him to become a violinist. Together with the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, he has recorded some of the most wonderful violin repertoire ever written!
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Marco Boni & Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra – Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings / Souvenir De Florence (2002/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:07:08 minutes | 1,24 GB | Genre: Classical
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Only a few works from Pjotr Tschaikowski’s huge oeuvre have gained general acceptance, however, these are of such an enduring nature that the Russian is ranked among the great composers in the history of music. The way the world of music highlights especially his last three symphonies, his Piano Concerto No. 1, his opera Eugen Onegin and his Rococo Variations is nothing less than extraordinary. However, in comparison to his entire oeuvre, this selection can hardly be called representative.
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Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Marco Boni – HAYDN: Symphonies Nos. 22, 44, 64 (2003)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 55:44 minutes | 831 MB | Genre: Classical
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Marco Boni leads the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra on this recording featuring Haydn’s best known early symphony, his No. 22, subtitled “The Philosopher.” The album also includes Symphony No. 44 “Mourning”, a portion of which Haydn asked to be played at his funeral; the Symphony No. 64, nicknamed “Tempora Mutantur” (“the times change”), completes the programme.
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