Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Ronald Brautigam, Die Kölner Akademie & Michael Alexander Willens

• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847): Rondo brillant in E-Flat Major, Op. 29, MWV O 10:
• 1Rondo brillant in E-Flat Major, Op. 29, MWV O 1010:32
• Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O 7:
• 2Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O 7: I. Molto allegro con fuoco07:16
• 3Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O 7: II. Andante04:56
• 4Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O 7: III. Presto - Molto allegro vivace06:10
• Capriccio brillant in B Minor, Op. 22, MWV O 8:
• 5Capriccio brillant in B Minor, Op. 22, MWV O 810:31
• Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40, MWV O 11:
• 6Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40, MWV O 11: I. Allegro appassionato09:05
• 7Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40, MWV O 11: II. Adagio. Molto sostenuto05:36
• 8Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40, MWV O 11: III. Finale. Presto scherzando06:34
• Serenade und Allegro giojoso, Op. 43, MWV O 12:
• 9Serenade und Allegro giojoso, Op. 43, MWV O 12: I. Andante05:20
• 10Serenade und Allegro giojoso, Op. 43, MWV O 12: II. Allegro giojoso06:43
• Total Runtime01:12:43

Info for Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos

This is the ninth installment in Ronald Brautigam's series of the complete piano concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. As on previous discs, Brautigam whose 'muscular yet sensitively nuanced command of Mozartian discourse' (BBC Music Magazine) is supported by Die Kölner Akademie under Michael Alexander Willens. The opening work on this installment is the C major concerto, K 415, which was first performed on 23rd March 1783 in the presence of Emperor Joseph II. K 415 was composed in conjunction with the Concerto No. 11 in F major, K 413, which in contrast is a more intimate creation, especially in its Larghetto middle movement, in which Mozart achieves some of his most memorable writing, with the various textures of the orchestra providing a cushion of sound for a delicious cantabile aria for the piano a model that was to become almost a trademark of his later concerto slow movements. The disc closes with Concerto No. 8 in C major, K 246, composed some six years earlier. Mozart wrote it for Countess Antonia Lützow, one of his father's pupils, and in terms of technical difficulty, it is among the least demanding of his piano concertos which nevertheless didn't stop Mozart from performing it himself on several occasions.

"Here is Brautigam at his best." (Gramophone)

"Captured in stunning, vital sound, Ronald Brautigham gives stylish, involved performances of three Mozart piano concertos that deserve more frequent airings. Recommended." (BBC Music Magazine)

Ronald Brautigam, piano
Die Kölner Akademie
Michael Alexander Willens, conductor

No biography found.

Booklet for Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos