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Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol. 12

3/6/2026, 12 Tracks, 1:15:13

Featuring

  • Gábor Takács-Nagy
  • Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  • Andrea Nemecz
  • Rose McLachlan
  • Manchester Camerata
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Recording & Production

This album is part of a five-year project to perform and record every Mozart Piano Concerto in The Stoller Hall, Manchester, which is considered the most acoustically advanced concert hall in the UK.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, the pianist on this recording, was considered Sir Georg Solti's last discovery and is celebrated for his multi-award-winning recordings.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Rose McLachlan, another pianist, began lessons with her father before studying at Chetham's School of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and has performed with orchestras like the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Hallé.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

The pianos used for this recording are Yamaha model CFX nine-foot Concert Grand Pianos, generously provided by Yamaha Music UK.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The recording uses 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which offers a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings, to reproduce a better sound.

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

The recording project combines Mozart's piano concertos with his less-known opera overtures, inspired by a daring approach from Hungarian musicologist László Somfai.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Andrea Nemecz, one of the pianists, is a Hungarian-born artist who studied at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music and The Juilliard School, and has won numerous international competitions.

Source: Booklet

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