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| Mozart: Concertos for Two and Three Pianos | 
 enlarge | Creators: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, English Chamber Orchestra, Murray Perahia, Radu Lupu
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (7 reviews)
Sales Rank: 35425
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 44915
UPC: 074644491524
EAN: 0074644491524
ASIN: B0000026PW
Release Date: August 23, 1991
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| Tracks:
| • | Concerto For 2 Pianos & Orchestra In E-Flat Major, K. 365 (K. 316a): I. Allegro | | • | Concerto For 2 Pianos & Orchestra In E-Flat Major, K. 365 (K. 316a): II. Andante | | • | Concerto For 2 Pianos & Orchestra In E-Flat Major, K. 365 (K. 316a): III. Rondeaux: Allegro | | • | Concerto For 3 Pianos & Orchestra In F Major, K. 242 'Lodron' Concerto: I. Allegro | | • | Concerto For 3 Pianos & Orchestra In F Major, K. 242 'Lodron' Concerto: II. Adagio | | • | Concerto For 3 Pianos & Orchestra In F Major, K. 242 'Lodron' Concerto: II. Rondo: Tempo di Menuetto | | • | Fantasia In F Minor, K. 608: I. Allegro ritenuto | | • | Fantasia In F Minor, K. 608: II. Andante | | • | III. Allegro ritenuto | | • | Andante And Variations For Four Hands In G Major, K. 501: Andante | | • | Andante And Variations For Four Hands In G Major, K. 501: Variation I | | • | Andante And Variations For Four Hands In G Major, K. 501: Variation II | | • | Andante And Variations For Four Hands In G Major, K. 501: Variation III | | • | Andante And Variations For Four Hands In G Major, K. 501: Variation IV | | • | Andante And Variations For Four Hands In G Major, K. 501: Variation V |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Radu Lupu and Murray Perahia should have recorded all of Mozart's piano music for four hands, which includes several neglected masterpieces. This disc reflects their ideal partnership, two artists of great sensitivity collaborating in performances that feature constant interplay of parts, alertness to each other's work, and superb playing as individuals. The Concerto for Two Pianos ripples along without a care in the world, just as it should, and the English Chamber Orchestra doesn't seem to care that nobody is conducting it. The pieces without orchestra are a bit less significant (as is the Concerto for Three Pianos), but the playing is so beautiful you won't care. --Leslie Gerber
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
Read Me August 29, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I first heard this I was introduced to meditation over the ambience of two scented candles. There was so much Zen in the room I took all my clothes off and started running around the house naked. The recording is so nice and Mozart's genius has never once ceased to astound me!
Another great performance May 8, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Fabulous music performed by fabulous musicians. Mozart is one of my favorite composers. His music is genius. And Muray Perahia and Radu Lupu are two of the greatest pianists of our time.
Great Mozart November 20, 2005
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a very good recording of these pieces. Lupu and Perahia take Mozart seriously and play with energy and lyrical power. The chamber orchestra fits very well into the picture. This is a safe bet for these wonderful pieces.
Mozart: Music for 2 and 3 Pianos November 4, 2004
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Wow...this is a wondeful recording, plain and simple.
If you haven't listened to the Fanatsia in F minor, originally for mechanical organ, then this is the recording to commence doing so with. This is a fantasic rendition of this piece, full of the darkness that must have pervaded Mozart's final years.
The finale of the E-flat Concerto K365 is also a one-of-a-kind showpiece with wonderful dialogue between the 2 pianos.
Highly recommend this recording as the very best available of the pieces it contains.
Sheer piano lust! October 15, 2002
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is one of my all time favorite piano works. I have several different versions of K365 and this seems the best combination of punch/musicality/flow. Fantasia K608 is a masterpiece on its own and probably a one of a kind interpretation since it was originally written for the organ, then re-writeen (not by Mozart) for 2 pianos, and last edited by Perahia and Lupu for its final form.
Highly recommended!
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