Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D major; Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Claudio Abbado (Conductor), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Friedrich Gulda (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Friedrich Gulda
• Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Claudio Abbado
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Audio CD (June 10, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Universal Classics
• ASIN: B00009P1P6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,661 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: Allegro

2. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: Romance

3. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: Rondo (Allegro assai)

4. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ('Elvira Madigan') K. 467: Allegro

5. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ('Elvira Madigan') K. 467: Andante

6. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ('Elvira Madigan') K. 467: Allegro vivace assai

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Joy!, August 16, 2008

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Howard Brown "librarian" (Salt Lake City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D major; Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major (Audio CD)

I have several recordings of these two concerti. None matches Gulda's sheer enjoyment in performing these wonderful works. You can honestly hear this in his presentation. Pure joy!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite Mozartian pianists !, August 18, 2010

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Hiram Gomez Pardo (Valencia, Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D major; Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major (Audio CD)

Friedrich Gulda must be ranked as one of the most versatile, engaging, admired, innovative and irreverent pianists of the XX Century.

This album is another undeniable evidence of this statement. Accompanied by Abbado and the Vienna Philharmonic, Gulda gives us an incisive and penetrating insight into these two fundamental compositions.

The 20th figures among my six best versions. Interpretative fluency, authoritative conception about the thematic material, Gulda shows us the multiple facets of this extraordinary concert. Its sharp contrasts, whose darkness, brooding and even demoniac in mood is carved in relief by this brilliant artist.

The 21th is played without theatric concessions or even Romantic vision. It's filled of mystery, aristocratic elegance and incorporeal elusiveness, but always keeping this everlasting charm and radiant lyricism that always have featured it.

A wise choice and a cult recording for connoisseurs.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fabulous performance, October 31, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D major; Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major (Audio CD)

I bought this without even knowing who this pianist is, because it was on a bargain price and with these 2 famous concertos of Mozart's. It was only when I listened to it I realized what a fabulous cd I actually got. Friedrich Gulda's playing is crisp, precise and fabulous!