Mozart: Piano Concertos Volume 3

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Of course he...offers numerous tender, introspective touches, but, in any case, not since Murray Perahia's Sony recording have I heard the piano part in this movement sound more interesting and... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 26th Mar 2012
Catalogue No: BRIDGE9351
Label: Bridge
Series: Vassily Primakov Mozart Piano Concertos
Length: 65 minutes

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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K482

Work length34:08

$8.00

$10.30

Vassily Primakov
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Scott Yoo

I. Allegro

Track length13:19

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$3.85

II. Andante

Track length9:08

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$2.60

III. Allegro

Track length11:41

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$3.85

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453

Work length31:45

$8.00

$10.30

Vassily Primakov
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Scott Yoo

I. Allegro

Track length11:43

$3.00

$3.85

II. Andante

Track length12:17

$3.00

$3.85

III. Allegretto

Track length7:45

$2.00

$2.60

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The third volume of Vassily Primakov’s much acclaimed Mozart Piano Concerto series features two of Mozart's greatest concertos. Scored for a small orchestra without clarinets, trumpets, or drums, the Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453 is one of Mozart’s most graceful concertos, typically mingling a sense of gaiety with melancholic undertones. Urbane and aristocratic in character, the Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat, K 482 gains a warm of sound from the orchestra’s inclusion of clarinets instead of oboes – the first time Mozart had done so in a concerto. Vassily Primakov plays Mozart’s own cadenzas in K. 453 and those of Camille Saint-Saëns in K. 482.

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August 2012

Of course he...offers numerous tender, introspective touches, but, in any case, not since Murray Perahia's Sony recording have I heard the piano part in this movement sound more interesting and alive. I also like the smugly cheerful tone Primakov adopts in the finale.

October 2012

Primakov's approach is very clean and well articulated, though the instrument itself isn't particularly alluring...In the outer movements of K482, Primakov's tempi sound absolutely natural, particularly in the finale, which he imbues with a quiet glee.

August 2012

Primakov is a scrupulous pianist...The orchestral playing is also of a very high standard, and forms a genuine partnership with the soloist. The recording is at a high volume level and has a realistic balance between the piano and orchestra. This is natural and compelling choice for those who like their Mozart at the delicate and precise end of the spectrum.

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