Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Orchestra: Manchester Camerata
Conductor: Gábor Takács-Nagy
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Chandos
Release: 2020
Size: 2.1 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major, K175
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante ma un poco adagio
03. III. Allegro
La finta giardiniera, K196: Overture
04. Allegro molto
05. Andante grazioso
Il sogno di Scipione, K126: Overture
06. Allegro moderato
07. Andante
08. Presto
Piano Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, K238
09. I. Allegro aperto
10. II. Andante un poco adagio
11. III. Rondeau. Allegro
Lucio Silla, K135: Overture
12. Molto allegro (I)
13. Andante
14. Molto allegro (II)
15. Il re pastore, K208: Overture
Piano Concerto No. 8 in C major, K246 “Lützow”
16. I. Allegro aperto
17. II. Andante
18. III. Rondeau. Tempo di menuetto
Zaïde, K344: Overture
19. Allegro spiritoso
20. Andante
21. Primo tempo
Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K271 “Jeunehomme”
22. I. Allegro
23. II. Andantino
24. III. Rondeau. Presto
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s acclaimed series of piano concertos by Mozart reaches its fifth instalment. Concertos Nos. 5, 6, 8, and 9 are complemented by the overtures to Il sogno di Scipione, Lucio Silla, La finta giardiniera, Il re pastore, and Zaide.
That all of these works were composed by Mozart between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five serves as a vivid reminder of his unique talents as a child prodigy: these are not childhood efforts but mature works. The Fifth Concerto was actually Mozart’s first, as Nos 1 – 4 are arrangements of works by other composers. As in the previous volumes, Bavouzet is partnered by Manchester Camerata and Gábor Takács-Nagy, all recorded in The Stoller Hall in Manchester.