When Beethoven first came to Vienna shortly after Mozart’s death, Mozart’s concerti figured prominently in his concert repertoire. (fragment of 1 movement completed by unknown composer) Piano Sonata in B-flat major. Mozart’s concerti for solo piano and orchestra served as a standard model for composers of his and following generations. (fragment of 1 movement completed by Maximilian Stadler) Allegro in G minor, K.312/590d. Though Mozart touched on various minor keys in his symphonies, G minor is the only minor key he used as a main key for his numbered symphonies. The performances on this DVD were shot in highly attractive baroque venues – at the Teatro Scientifico del Bibiena in Mantua, in the Rittersaal of the Palais Waldstein in Prague and in the Grosse Galerie at Schloss Schönbrunn in Vienna – capturing the atmosphere of Mozart’s lifetime. Piano Sonata No.18 in D major, K.576 ('Trumpet' or 'Hunt') Allegro in B-flat major, K.400/372a. G minor has been considered the key through which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart best expressed sadness and tragedy, 1 and many of his minor key works are in G minor. The second volume features pianists André Previn, Zoltán Kocsis and Heidrun Holtmann performing the piano concerti Nos 1, 4, 23 and 24. It is the central key of Mozart’s Requiem, as well as the searing aria that is sung by the Queen of the Night in the second act of The Magic Flute. For this series on four DVDs, the most influential, the most artistically challenging and the most popular piano concerti have been selected to be performed by the best Mozart interpreters of our time. 20 in D Minor: Shadowy and Tempestuous Februby Timothy Judd Throughout the music of Mozart, D minor evokes shadowy supernatural forces. Bach and his son had written numerous concerti for harpsichord or fortepiano and orchestra before him, Mozart’s enormous input to the genre is mostly due to his concerti being regarded as ‘popular music’ by his contemporaries: to be enjoyed and replaced quickly by newer works. Three of Mozarts most famous piano concertos available in one value-priced volume. Mozart, who composed 21 piano concerti, can be regarded as the “inventor” of the popular piano concerto. Euroarts releases a four-volume edition of Mozart’s most significant piano concertos in celebration of his 250th birthday in 2006.
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