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Mozart: Piano Concertos: Nos. 20, 21, 23, 27
Elizabeth Sombart (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pierre Vallet
Her Mozart is alternately convincingly lyrical and delightfully energized. One can only admire her solo statement of the second movement of K 488. The whole movement is sublime. The brisk tempo...
Mozart: Piano Concertos: Nos. 20, 21, 23, 27
Elizabeth Sombart (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pierre Vallet
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Her Mozart is alternately convincingly lyrical and delightfully energized. One can only admire her solo statement of the second movement of K 488. The whole movement is sublime. The brisk tempo...
About
The four great concertos on this new album span the years 1785 - 1791, Mozart’s last year. The range of emotions these works convey is extraordinary. No.20 in D minor left the audience at the premiere reeling. It is terse, angry and full of passion.
The C major concerto No.21, in contrast, is sunny, bright and full of optimism. No.23 in A major is bathed in a feeling of warm contentment. The wistful and heartfelt Adagio is especially striking.
No.27 in B flat of 1791 is an autumnal work of intense sadness, almost as if the composer sensed his life was coming to an end.
“Sombart’s playing is superb: technically precise, but possessing a flexibility and freedom that lets the music breath” - The Observer
Contents and tracklist
- Elizabeth Sombart (piano)
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Pierre Vallet
- Elizabeth Sombart (piano)
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Pierre Vallet
- Elizabeth Sombart (piano)
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Pierre Vallet
- Elizabeth Sombart (piano)
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Pierre Vallet
Awards and reviews
Nov/Dec 2023
Her Mozart is alternately convincingly lyrical and delightfully energized. One can only admire her solo statement of the second movement of K 488. The whole movement is sublime. The brisk tempo of the last movement of that concerto is cause for elation; the winds somehow kept up with that tempo...an excellent set of Mozart played traditionally.
