Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, Op. 4 No. 1, K. 414

Featuring

Christoph Soldan
Silesian Chamber Soloists
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Recording & Production

This album was recorded in direct 2-Track Stereo digital to capture the intimate dialogue between performers, audience, opus, and room, aiming for unparalleled interpretations.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart described his piano concertos K. 413, 414, and 415 as a "medium between too heavy and too light," designed to satisfy both connoisseurs and laymen.

Performer Biography

Dariusz Zboch, the concertmaster of the Silesian Chamber Soloists, is also a gifted arranger who has created a cycle of arrangements of 60s and 70s hits by artists like Procol Harum, Queen, and The Beatles.

Performer Biography

Christoph Soldan, the pianist, recorded all of Mozart's piano concertos between 1996 and 2006 with Cappella Istropolitana, the Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, and the Schlesische Kammerphilharmonie Kattowitz.

Recording & Production

The recording is a concert from the church of the German UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Monastery, captured on June 26th, 2016.

Performer Biography

Pianist Christoph Soldan's international career breakthrough came with a tour with Leonard Bernstein in 1989, with Bernstein praising his "soulful size."