Mozart: Piano Concertos

Alfred Brendel / Neville Marriner / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

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Mozart: Piano Concertos Review

by James Leonard

When you're considering buying a set of Mozart's piano concertos, there are three fundamental issues that need to be addressed: how complete do you want it to be? How new do you want it to be? How often do you think you'll play it? If completeness counts, this set of the concertos includes not only every piano concerto and both piano rondos, but all three two-piano concertos, all three harpsichord concertos, and all four fortepiano concertos. You can't get more complete than that. If newness counts, these recordings are from the early '70s through the late '80s and all of them are examples of Philips silver-and-bronze piano sound at its most realistic. If how often you think you'll play it counts, these performances hold up well over time. Ingrid Haebler's fortepiano concertos are still beguiling after 30 years and Katia and Marielle Labèque's two-piano concerto is still seductive after 20. Some might question sticking with Alfred Brendel for the 20 piano concertos, lauding his textural lucidity while deploring his emotional objectivity, but the fact of the matter is that Brendel's objectivity is exactly what lets his performances hold up under repeated hearings. While other pianists may excite you, Brendel will always satisfy you.

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F major, K. 37
1	1. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	05:25	Spotify Amazon
2	2. Andante Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	05:54	Spotify Amazon
3	3. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	04:57	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, K. 39
4	1. Allegro spiritoso Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	05:28	Spotify Amazon
5	2. Andante staccato Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	05:21	Spotify Amazon
6	3. Molto allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	03:55	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major, K. 40
7	1. Allegro maestoso Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	05:30	Spotify Amazon
8	2. Andante Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	04:51	Spotify Amazon
9	3. Presto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	02:39	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, K. 41
10	1. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	05:25	Spotify Amazon
11	2. Andante Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	04:16	Spotify Amazon
12	3. Molto allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	03:49	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
Piano Concerto in D major (after J.C. Bach's keyboard sonata, Op 5/2), K. 107/1
1	1. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	05:24	Spotify Amazon
2	2. Andante Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	04:31	Spotify Amazon
3	3. Tempo di Minuetto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	03:53	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto in G major (after J.C. Bach's keyboard sonata, Op 5/3), K. 107/2
4	1. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	03:59	Spotify Amazon
5	2. Allegretto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	04:34	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto in E flat major (after J.C. Bach's keyboard sonata, Op 5/4), K. 107/3
6	1. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	05:06	Spotify Amazon
7	2. Allegretto (Rondeaux) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	04:38	Spotify Amazon
Concerto for 3 (or 2) pianos & orchestra in F major ("Lodron," "Concerto No. 7"), K. 242
8	1. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	08:34	Spotify Amazon
9	2. Adagio Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	10:31	Spotify Amazon
10	3. Rondeau. Tempo di Menuetto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	06:16	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 3

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major, K. 175
1	1. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	08:08	Spotify Amazon
2	2. Andante ma un poco adagio Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	08:43	Spotify Amazon
3	3. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	05:17	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, K. 238
4	1. Allegro aperto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	07:01	Spotify Amazon
5	2. (Andante un poco adagio) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	06:34	Spotify Amazon
6	3. Rondeau. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	07:14	Spotify Amazon
Concerto for 2 pianos & orchestra in E flat major ("Concerto No. 10"), K. 365 (K. 316a)
7	1. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	09:55	Spotify Amazon
8	2. Andante Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	08:06	Spotify Amazon
9	3. Rondeaux. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	06:55	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 4

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
Concerto for 3 (or 2) pianos & orchestra in F major ("Lodron," "Concerto No. 7"), K. 242
1	1. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	08:05	Spotify Amazon
2	2. Adagio Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	09:07	Spotify Amazon
3	3. Rondeau. Tempo di Menuetto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	05:53	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto No. 8 in C major ("Lützow") K. 246
4	I. Allegro aperto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	07:34	Spotify Amazon
5	II. Andante Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	08:05	Spotify Amazon
6	III. Rondeau. Tempo di Menuetto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	07:49	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto No. 11 in F major, K. 413 (K. 387a)
7	I. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	09:09	Spotify Amazon
8	II. Larghetto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	07:58	Spotify Amazon
9	III. Tempo di Menuetto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	05:39	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 5

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major ("Jeunehomme," "Jenamy"), K. 271
1	I. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	10:27	Spotify Amazon
2	II. Andantino Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	12:19	Spotify Amazon
3	III. Rondeau. Presto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	10:20	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414 (K. 385p)
4	I. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	10:35	Spotify Amazon
5	II. Andante Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	08:49	Spotify Amazon
6	III. Allegretto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	06:33	Spotify Amazon
7	Rondo for piano & orchestra in A major, K. 386 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	08:32	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 6

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K. 415 (K. 387b)
1	I. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	10:29	Spotify Amazon
2	II. Andante Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	08:43	Spotify Amazon
3	III. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	09:11	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
4	I. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	11:32	Spotify Amazon
5	II. Andante Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	10:30	Spotify Amazon
6	III. Allegretto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	07:43	Spotify Amazon
Rondo for piano & orchestra in D major, K. 382
7	Allegretto grazioso Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	05:45	Spotify Amazon
8	Adagio Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	02:17	Spotify Amazon
9	Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	01:54	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 7

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K. 449
1	I. Allegro vivace Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	08:42	Spotify Amazon
2	II. Andantino Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	07:24	Spotify Amazon
3	III. Allegro ma non troppo Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	06:25	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K. 450
4	I. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	11:08	Spotify Amazon
5	II. (Andante) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	06:20	Spotify Amazon
6	III. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	08:03	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major, K. 451
7	I. Allegro assai Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	10:16	Spotify Amazon
8	II. Andante Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	06:26	Spotify Amazon
9	III. Allegro di molto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	06:09	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 8

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K. 456
1	I. Allegro vivace Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	12:05	Spotify Amazon
2	II. Andante un poco sostenuto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	09:38	Spotify Amazon
3	III. Allegro vivace Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	07:12	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459
4	I. Allegro vivace Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	12:18	Spotify Amazon
5	II. Allegretto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	08:20	Spotify Amazon
6	III. Allegro assai Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	07:17	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 9

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
1	I. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	13:32	Spotify Amazon
2	II. Romance Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	09:16	Spotify Amazon
3	III. Rondo (Allegro assai) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	07:21	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467
4	I. (Allegro) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	13:32	Spotify Amazon
5	II. Andante Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	06:36	Spotify Amazon
6	III. Allegro vivace assai Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	06:10	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 10

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482
1	I. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	13:24	Spotify Amazon
2	II. Andante Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	09:34	Spotify Amazon
3	III. Allegro (Rondo) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	12:02	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
4	I. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	11:07	Spotify Amazon
5	II. Adagio Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	06:51	Spotify Amazon
6	III. Allegro assai Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	07:59	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 11

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
1	I. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	13:20	Spotify Amazon
2	II. Larghetto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	07:14	Spotify Amazon
3	III. (Allegretto) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	09:12	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
4	I. Allegro maestoso Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	14:55	Spotify Amazon
5	II. Andante Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	08:24	Spotify Amazon
6	III. (Allegretto) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	09:18	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 12

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major ("Coronation") K. 537
1	I. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	14:27	Spotify Amazon
2	II. (Larghetto) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	06:09	Spotify Amazon
3	III. (Allegretto) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	10:17	Spotify Amazon
Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
4	I. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	13:47	Spotify Amazon
5	II. Larghetto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	06:58	Spotify Amazon
6	III. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Alfred Brendel / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner	08:28	Spotify Amazon