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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Christopher Hogwood, Robert Levin
Mozart - Piano Concertos No. 15, K450 & No. 26, K537 "Coronation" / Levin, AAM, Hogwood
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (7) - Disc #1
1. Piano Conceto No.15 In B-flat Major, K450: I. Allegro
2. Piano Conceto No.15 In B-flat Major, K450: II. (Andante)
3. Piano Conceto No.15 In B-flat Major, K450: III. Allegro
4. Piano Concerto No.26 In D Major, K537 'Coronation': I. Allegro
5. Piano Concerto No.26 In D Major, K537 'Coronation': II. (Larghetto)
6. Piano Concerto No.26 In D Major, K537 'Coronation': III. (Allegretto)
7. Piano Concerto No.15 In B-flat Major, K450: II. (Andante) first version

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All Artists: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Christopher Hogwood, Robert Levin, The Academy of Ancient Music
Title: Mozart - Piano Concertos No. 15, K450 & No. 26, K537 "Coronation" / Levin, AAM, Hogwood
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Polygram Records
Release Date: 1/12/1999
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Keyboard, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 028945581422

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Robert Levin plays these works on a restored Walter fortepiano that Mozart owned. This headline feature is both an asset and a limitation. The instrument has its own pronounced personality, which is arresting, when you can hear it. It also has a frailer sound than most of the early pianos or replicas used for concerto recordings, so you can't always hear it clearly. Perhaps this balance was what Mozart's audiences actually heard, but, more likely, if he used a piano like this, he also used a very small orchestra. The other factors of this series, especially Levin's musicianship and his imaginative expansions of Mozart's score, remain so compelling that the disc really has to be heard. But you might have to listen more closely than usual to appreciate it. --Leslie Gerber

CD Reviews

A "new" style of Mozart

Turbineguy | Mill Creek, WA USA | 07/20/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In my youth it was Ingrid Haebler, in college Geza Anda, in the 80's and 90's Murray Perahia. These were the pianists that shaped my taste in how Mozart should be played. When I first started to play this CD, I expected some departure of my norm. (ref my review of the Beethoven PC cycle)My first reaction was "How Dare They change Mozart?" Then I thought about all the celebraties that make a pig's breakfast out of the Star Spangled Banner and get standing ovations. OKAfter having enjoyed this CD about a dozen times I can highly recommend it. I also bought several others in this series. I have really become a big fan of Levin. I have to wonder, is Mozart up there in heaven saying, "yes, this is what I had in mind". He just might be."

A Truly Unique Mozart Recording

A Minstrel in the Gallery | Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA | 10/22/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This invaluable disc is unlike any other recording of Mozart's wonderful piano concertos available, in that Robert Levin, perhaps the most authentic and innovative interpreter of Mozart's keyboard concertos playing today, was the first musician allowed by the Mozarteum in Salzburg to perform on the master's personal restored pianoforte constructed by Anton Walter. Even today, more than two centuries after it was built in 1780, it is very easy to hear and understand why Mozart loved to play on this magical instrument. It is a absolutely wonderful gift to classical music lovers everywhere that Mozart's piano has actually survived in such incredible condition. This is indeed a very special, yet obscure recording and Levin seems to channel the playful and exuberant spirit of Mozart in a remarkable way. Once you hear the warm and exquisite tones of Mozart's own piano, you'll want to hear every single one of his timeles concertos played on it! It's that good. And of course, it doesn't hurt to have the AAM performing brilliantly on these vibrant versions. As with the other releases in this superb cycle of Mozart concertos by Levin and Christopher Hogwood, the sonic quality of this cd is really amazing, considering nearly every instrument here is more than two centuries old. You haven't even begun to truly appreciate Mozart's genius and how these pieces would have orginally sounded during the 1780s until you hear this disc. Get it today!"