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Beethoven and Mozart: Piano Concertos (Elisabeth Westenholz & Michael Schønwandt)
Ludwig van Beethoven: The Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra Vol.101 - 03 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op.19 [30'08]04 - 06 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op.58 [35'31]Elisabeth Westenholz- piano, Collegium Musicum Copenhagen conducted by Michael SchønwandtBIS CD349 [recorded April and October 1986; issued 1987][digital download; flacs, cover, inlay and booklet scans]Recording venue: Odd Fellow-palaet, Copenhagen, DenmarkRecording engineer and Producer: Robert van BahrLudwig van Beethoven: The Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra Vol.201 - 03 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, op.15 [37'40]04 - 06 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op.37 [35'28]Elisabeth Westenholz- piano, Collegium Musicum Copenhagen conducted by Michael SchønwandtBIS CD429 [recorded October 1988 and April 1989; issued 1989][digital download; flacs, cover, inlay and booklet scans]Recording venue: Odd Fellow-palaet, Copenhagen, DenmarkRecording engineer: Siegbert Ernst; Producer: Robert van BahrBetter-known as a chamber music player (her recording of the Mendelssohn First and Smetana Piano […]
2021-05-24 20:29:39
Mozart’s Piano Concerto Number 27 was not only Mozart’s last piano concerto but also the last piece he performed in public on March 4, 1791. At this time, his popularity was low and he performed in an Academy concert featuring a singer and clarinetist Joseph Bahr. Mozart was placed third on the program. By any metric, 1791 was a terrible year for Mozart: His fame was decreasing, he had enormous money problems, his wife was ill, and he was thoroughly depressed. In a letter to his wife at that time, he wrote, “If people could see into my heart, I
2021-05-14 00:00:00
Sharon Bezaly: Pipe Dreams - Flute Concertos by Vine, Serebrier, Ginastera and Izzara
Pipe Dreams01. - 05. Jose Serebrier - Flute Concerto with Tango (2008) [22'12]06. Adina Izarra - Pitangus Sulphuratus. Concerto for flute and strings (1987, rev. 2007) [15'05]07. Carl Vine - Flute Concerto 'Pipe Dreams' (2003) [14'53]08. - 10. Alberto Ginastera - Impresiones de la Puna (1934) [6'57] Sharon Bezaly- flute, Australian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Tognetti BIS CD1789 [recorded October 2009; digital download released 2012] [digital download; flacs, booklet, cover and inlay scans] Recording venue: Eugene Goossens Hall of the ABC’s Ultimo Centre, SydneyRecording engineer: Thore Brinkmann; Producer: Robert Suff Uruguayan conductor and composer Jose Serebrier was commissioned by BIS owner Robert von Bahr to write his Flute Concerto with Tango for Sharon Bezaly (von Bahr's current wife). It's a virtuoso work-out for the flute soloist and tango refers to the sultry final movements. Carl Vine's Pipe Dreams is equally virtuosic in its conception and colours. Written for flautest Emmanuel […]
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