Michelangeli plays Mozart Piano Concertos No. 15, K. 450 & No. 20, K. 466

Featuring

Antoine-Pierre de Bavier
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Sinfonieorchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunks
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Musicologist Martin Geck describes Mozart's piano concertos as having a 'buffoonish, if not carnivalesque theatricality' and an 'incredible variability', using the metaphor of a Harlequin constantly changing his guise.

Composition History

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed twelve piano concertos between February 1784 and December 1786, which musicologist Alfred Einstein considered 'the peak of Mozart's instrumental works'.

Performer Biography

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, the pianist on this recording, was highly praised by Joachim Kaiser for his 'tremendous reflectiveness' and dedication to 'sheer beauty' in his piano playing.

Interpretation

Pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli's interpretation of Mozart on this album is described as 'life-affirming, even vigorous' and 'almost Olympian pride', with a forward-pushing, passionate style.

Composer Biography

In 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart moved into a prestigious flat in Vienna and began listing all his works in a pocket book, including three piano concertos that 'make him sweat'.