Mozart Piano Concertos 23, 24, & No.8 ‘Lützow’
Wilhelm Kempff
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Berlin Phtlharmonic Orchestra
Ferdinand Leitner
Kempff’s performances of these concertos are uniquely poetic and inspired, and Leitner’s accompaniments are comparably distinguished … strongly recommended
(Penguin Guide 3 stars) “one of the very best records of Mozart piano concertos that it has ever been my pleasure to review … the engineers seem to have secured something like an ideal balance between piano and orchestra, and between the various departments of the orchestra itself … Rarely have I heard a pianist display such evident knowledge of the whole score, not just his own part … there is a real musical interaction between piano and orchestra: we are given large-scale chamber music … eminently civilised music-making.” (Gramophone)
- Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 [24:47]
- [1] I. Allegro 11:02
- [2] II. Adagio 5:55
- [3] III. Allegro assai 7:49
- Piano Concerto 24 in C minor, K491 (1786) [30:16]
- [4] I. Allegro 13:05
- [5] II. Larghetto 7:01
- [6] III. Allegretto 10:10
- Piano Concerto No. 8 in C Major, K. 246, “Lutzow” [21:54]*
- [7] I. Allegro aperto 7:12
- [8] II. Andante 6:58
- [9] III. Rondeau: Tempo di minuetto 7:44