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Mozart: Concertos for Two and Three Pianos

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As a reviewer on another piece noted, the modern world seems bent on presenting Mozart as the wunderkind (Tom Hulce playing him like a Martin Short character from SCTV in 'Amadeus' may have had *something* to do with it<g>). Anyway, this was the disc that opened my mind up to another view of Mozart. I wouldn't call it masculine, but rather, deep, brooding, emotional and above all monstrously convincing: these pieces and the fantastic playing on this disc will make you realize that Mozart was not just a huge influence on Romantic music, but that he deserves more credit than he's gotten for the emergence of the deeply personal, individualistic styles of the 19th C.

The Fm Fantasia was a revelation worthy of the purchase price, if you haven't heard that piece.

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.

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!

At first listen a Mozart concerto can just zip by without grabbing too much attention. I bought this after discovering a first real interest in the piano concertos while listening to Perahia play the 27th. Finally the music came into its own for me. In that piece it was the spritely and off-hand quality of the phrasing that lit up the opening movement. A key part of getting into the concertos seems to be in somehow unlocking and catching the lifeblood in the melodic line of the pieces.

On this disc the undoubted highlight is the first Concerto for 2 pianos. Having the additional soloist sets the simplest little extra bounce to the writing. The slight differences in Lupu and Perahia's playing coupled with their mutual understanding brings this out magically. The writing of the Andante is even more special for the way it changes the mode between the two pianos. I still don't go for a lot of the slow movements in the other concertos - but oh the Andante in this one! The finale is a great example of how well Perahia, Lupu, and the ECO pace their playing.

The rest of the pieces on the album go well together but don't contain quite the vitality of K. 365. Nevertheless for anyone with even just a partial appetite for Wolfgang Amadeus won't want to miss out on this slice of the oeuvre.

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.

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.

This is a wonderful recording. I enjoy the Labèque sisters and Marta Argerich's versions of the two-piano concerto also, but this is a special, irreplaceable version of one of Mozart's most joyous works, too infrequently performed.
You won't go wrong with this: two true masters of the piano, two great _musicians_ besides, enjoying themselves mightily. And the other works are impeccably played also - no surprise. Pick this recording up while it's available...

If you're looking for a recording of Mozart's Concerto's for "four hands" and beyond, this is a good buy. But the music to me is pleasant, but not inspired. I was far more taken with the Casadesus recording of Bach for 2 and 3 pianos.

The CD arrived in 3 days and was well packaged. The CD is just like new and played well. I am very satisfied with the product ans the service. Thanks.

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!