Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 18 & 22 (Arr. for Piano, String Quartet & Double Bass by Ignaz Lachner)

Featuring

Alon Goldstein
Avery Cardoza
Ralph Evans
Efim Boico
Gil Sharon
Niklas Schmidt

Fine Arts Quartet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Performer Biography

Alon Goldstein, the pianist on this recording, is an alumnus of the International Lieven Piano Foundation in Vienna, where he now serves as artistic director and faculty member.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Mozart initially made 'a quattro' arrangements of his early piano concertos (Nos. 11-14) for string quartet accompaniment to make them accessible to amateur musicians.

Performer Biography

The Fine Arts Quartet, founded in 1946, is one of the most distinguished chamber ensembles, with an extensive legacy of over 200 recorded works and a history of international touring.

Composition History

Mozart's 1784 was an exceptionally productive year, during which he completed six piano concertos despite a busy schedule of performing and teaching.

Interpretation

The arrangements on this album, by Ignaz Lachner, allow for a more intimate and intense 'conversation' between the piano and string instruments, akin to chamber music.

Compositional Technique

Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 22 introduced clarinets for the first time, replacing oboes, and assigned prominent roles to wind instruments, posing a challenge for Lachner's string arrangements.

Historical Context

Ignaz Lachner, a 19th-century composer, conductor, and contemporary of Schubert, arranged Mozart's piano concertos for piano and string quartet, including those on this album.