Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Number of Discs: 10
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Decca
Catalogue: 443727
Release: 1995
Size: 2.76 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Piano Concerto No. 5 in D, K.175
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Andante ma un poco adagio
03. 3. Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, K.238
04. 1. Allegro aperto
05. 2. Andante un poco adagio
06. 3. Rondeau (Allegro)
Piano Concerto No. 7 in F Major, K. 242 “Lodron”
07. 1. Allegro
08. 2. Adagio
09. 3. Rondeau. Tempo di menuetto
CD 02
Piano Concerto No. 8 in C, K.246 “Lützow”
01. 1. Allegro aperto
02. 2. Andante
03. 3. Rondeau (Tempo di menuetto)
Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major, K.271 – “Jeunehomme”
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Andantino
06. 3. Rondeau (Presto)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F, K.37
07. 1. Allegro
08. 2. Andante
09. 3. Allegro
CD 03
Piano Concerto No. 11 in F, K.413
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Larghetto
03. 3. Tempo di menuetto
Piano Concerto No. 12 in A, K.414
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Andante
06. 3. Rondeau (Allegretto)
Piano Concerto No. 10 in E-Flat Major, K. 365
07. 1. Allegro
08. 2. Andante
09. 3. Rondeau. Allegro
CD 04
Piano Concerto No. 13 in C, K.415
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Andante
03. 3. Rondeau (Allegro)
Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat, K.449
04. 1. Allegro vivace
05. 2. Andantino
06. 3. Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat, K.450
07. 1. Allegro
08. 2. (Andante)
09. 3. Allegro
CD 05
Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major, K.451
01. 1. Allegro assai
02. 2. Andante
03. 3. Rondeau (Allegro di molto)
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Andante
06. III. Allegretto – Finale. Presto
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, K.39
07. 1. Allegro spiritoso
08. 2. Andante staccato
09. 3. Molto allegro
CD 06
Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K.456
01. 1. Allegro vivace
02. 2. Andante un poco sostenuto
03. 3. Allegro vivace
Piano Concerto No. 19 in F, K.459
04. 1. Allegro vivace
05. 2. Allegretto
06. 3. Allegro assai
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D, K.40
07. 1. Allegro maestoso
08. 2. Andante
09. 3. Presto
CD 07
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K.466
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Romance
03. 3. Rondo (Allegro assai)
Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K.482
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Andante
06. 3. Allegro – Andante cantabile – Tempo I
CD 08
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro vivace assai
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K.488
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Andante
06. 3. Allegro assai
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, K.41
07. 1. Allegro
08. 2. Andante
09. 3. Allegro
CD 09
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K.491
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Larghetto
03. 3. Allegretto
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K.503
04. 1. Allegro maestoso
05. 2. Andante
06. 3. Allegretto
07. Concert Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in D, K.382
CD 10
Piano Concerto No. 26 in D, K.537 “Coronation”
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. (Larghetto)
03. 3. (Allegretto)
Piano Concerto no. 27 in B Flat major, K.595
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Larghetto
06. 3. Allegro
07. Rondo in A Major, K. 386
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. Because these recordings are either analog or digital, according to their dates, there are some noticeable differences in the quality of sound, but London has taken pains to master all the recordings to even out the volume levels and to adjust the tone of the performances.