Sony Classical reissues the landmark Mozart Piano Concerto Cycle with Lili Kraus and the Vienna Festival Orchestra conducted by Stephen Simon, all newly transferred, mixed and mastered from the original analog tapes using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology and released on 12 albums.
Throughout her long career, pianist Lili Kraus was regarded as a leading Mozart interpreter, who imbued the composer’s keyboard works with a stylish fusion of lyricism and strength. Between 1965 and 1966 she recorded Mozart’s complete piano concertos in Vienna. The sessions not only realized one of the pianist’s long held ambitions, but also helped put the talented young American conductor Stephen Simon on the map. Shortly after completing the recordings, Kraus and Simon performed the entire cycle in concert at New York’s Town Hall.
Mozart:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F major, K37
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, K39
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major, K40
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, K41
Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major, K175
Piano Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, K238
Piano Concerto No. 8 in C major, K246 "Lützow"
Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K271 "Jeunehomme"
Piano Concerto No. 11 in F major, K413
Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K414
Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K415
Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K449
Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K450
Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major, K451
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453
Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K456
Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K459
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan'
Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K482
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K503
Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K537 'Coronation'
Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K595
Lili Kraus (piano)
Vienna Festival Orchestra, Stephen Simon