Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Piano Concertos (1995) 10 CD Box Set, Reissue 2006
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano & conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra
with Fou Ts'ong, piano; English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (conductor & piano);
London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész (conductor)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 2.78 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 1.63 Gb | Scans ~ 165 Mb
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | # 476 8904 | Time: 12:09:46
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano & conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra
with Fou Ts'ong, piano; English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (conductor & piano);
London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész (conductor)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 2.78 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 1.63 Gb | Scans ~ 165 Mb
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | # 476 8904 | Time: 12:09:46
Even though Vladimir Ashkenazy is most often celebrated for his brilliantly virtuosic interpretations of Romantic repertoire, his skills in playing works of the Classical era are just as worthy, as proved by this 10-disc set from London of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's piano concertos. These performances span a period from 1966 to 1988, capturing a youthful and vigorous Ashkenazy playing and conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra and the English Chamber Orchestra from the keyboard, in approved Mozartian fashion. All of the keyboard concertos are here, including the official 27 concertos for piano and orchestra, the Concerto for two pianos in E flat major, K. 365, the Concerto for three pianos in F major, K. 242, as well as the two Rondos K. 382 and K. 386. Ashkenazy's elegant playing has been highly praised by critics and placed on a level with his esteemed contemporaries Murray Perahia, Daniel Barenboim, and Alfred Brendel, all past masters of Mozart's primary medium of expression.