Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 13 & 14 - Schmidinger: Concertino for Piano & String Quintet "A piacere"
11/6/2015, 7 Tracks, 59:09
Featuring
Christoph Soldan
Silesian Chamber Soloists
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Helmut Schmidinger
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Recording & Production
This album was recorded as a 'Direct 2-Track Stereo Digital' concert on February 3rd, 2015, at the 'Saalbau' theatre in Neustadt, Germany.
Recording & Production
The philosophy behind this recording is to capture outstanding live performances in 'direct 2-Track Stereo digital' to allow listeners to acutely experience the symbiosis of performers, audience, opus, and room.
Performer Biography
From 1996 to 2006, Christoph Soldan recorded all of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's piano concertos with various chamber orchestras.
Compositional Technique
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's piano concertos allowed for flexible accompaniment, either with a full orchestra including oboes and horns, or with just a string quartet.
Performer Biography
Pianist Christoph Soldan's breakthrough to an international concert career came through a joint tour with world-famous conductor Leonard Bernstein in 1989.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart described his piano concertos as a medium between 'too heavy and too light,' brilliant and pleasant to hear, satisfying both connoisseurs and laymen.
Instruments
The recording features a Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano D-274.
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