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For this all-Mozart twofer from Sony, piano virtuoso Lang Lang, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and the Vienna Philharmonic present a program of piano concertos, piano sonatas, and several short solo pieces that give a good sampling of the composer's keyboard output. The roster may provoke some cognitive dissonance, though, because Harnoncourt is best known for historically informed period interpretations of Mozart, while Lang Lang and the Vienna Philharmonic are more associated with a conventional, mainstream performance style. One might expect some compromise between the two camps, yet while the orchestra incorporates some aspects of Classical sound into its playing, it remains a modern orchestra of full size, and Harnoncourt doesn't ask for the tone colors and techniques he would demand of his own Concentus Musicus Wien. For the soloist's part, Lang Lang is rather restrained and sensitive to the character of the music, and apart from some showiness in his cadenzas, he shows less of the ebullience and bravura playing he otherwise shows in Liszt or Rachmaninov. The section of the program devoted to solo piano works is less of a stylistic challenge, but Lang Lang's mannered playing is a matter of taste, and listeners who like a fairly Romantic interpretation will like his approach. Others, however, will already know Lang Lang's readings are not historically informed performances and avoid them.
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Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor - Martin Sauer, Producer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor - Martin Sauer, Producer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor - Martin Sauer, Producer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
DISC 2
Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Tony Faulkner, Recording Engineer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist - David Lai, Producer
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Tony Faulkner, Recording Engineer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist - David Lai, Producer
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Tony Faulkner, Recording Engineer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist - David Lai, Producer
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Tony Faulkner, Recording Engineer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist - David Lai, Producer
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Tony Faulkner, Recording Engineer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist - David Lai, Producer
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Tony Faulkner, Recording Engineer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist - David Lai, Producer
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Tony Faulkner, Recording Engineer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist - David Lai, Producer
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Tony Faulkner, Recording Engineer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist - David Lai, Producer
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Tony Faulkner, Recording Engineer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist - David Lai, Producer
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jean Chatauret, Recording Engineer - Martin Sauer, Producer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jean Chatauret, Recording Engineer - Martin Sauer, Producer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jean Chatauret, Recording Engineer - Martin Sauer, Producer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jean Chatauret, Recording Engineer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist - David Lai, Producer
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
For this all-Mozart twofer from Sony, piano virtuoso Lang Lang, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and the Vienna Philharmonic present a program of piano concertos, piano sonatas, and several short solo pieces that give a good sampling of the composer's keyboard output. The roster may provoke some cognitive dissonance, though, because Harnoncourt is best known for historically informed period interpretations of Mozart, while Lang Lang and the Vienna Philharmonic are more associated with a conventional, mainstream performance style. One might expect some compromise between the two camps, yet while the orchestra incorporates some aspects of Classical sound into its playing, it remains a modern orchestra of full size, and Harnoncourt doesn't ask for the tone colors and techniques he would demand of his own Concentus Musicus Wien. For the soloist's part, Lang Lang is rather restrained and sensitive to the character of the music, and apart from some showiness in his cadenzas, he shows less of the ebullience and bravura playing he otherwise shows in Liszt or Rachmaninov. The section of the program devoted to solo piano works is less of a stylistic challenge, but Lang Lang's mannered playing is a matter of taste, and listeners who like a fairly Romantic interpretation will like his approach. Others, however, will already know Lang Lang's readings are not historically informed performances and avoid them.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 02:01:46
- Main artists: Lang Lang
- Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
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