Mozart: Piano Concertos 23, 24 & No.8 ‘Lützow’ - Kempff, Berlin Philharmonic, Bamberg Symphony

Mozart Piano Concertos 23, 24, & No.8 ‘Lützow’

Wilhelm Kempff
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Berlin Phtlharmonic Orchestra
Ferdinand Leitner

Kempff’s performances of these concertos are uniquely poetic and inspired, and Leitner’s accompaniments are comparably distinguished … strongly recommended
(Penguin Guide 3 stars) “one of the very best records of Mozart piano concertos that it has ever been my pleasure to review … the engineers seem to have secured something like an ideal balance between piano and orchestra, and between the various departments of the orchestra itself … Rarely have I heard a pianist display such evident knowledge of the whole score, not just his own part … there is a real musical interaction between piano and orchestra: we are given large-scale chamber music … eminently civilised music-making.” (Gramophone)

• Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 [24:47]
• [1]   I. Allegro 11:02
• [2]   II. Adagio 5:55
• [3]   III. Allegro assai 7:49
• Piano Concerto 24 in C minor, K491 (1786) [30:16]
• [4]   I. Allegro 13:05
• [5]   II. Larghetto 7:01
• [6]   III. Allegretto 10:10
• Piano Concerto No. 8 in C Major, K. 246, “Lutzow” [21:54]*
• [7]   I. Allegro aperto 7:12
• [8]   II. Andante 6:58
• [9]   III. Rondeau: Tempo di minuetto 7:44