BaL 27.03.21 - Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 24 in C minor K.491

**richardfinegold** · 18-03-21, 23:34

Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View Post

9.30 Building a Library
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K491.
Mozart composed his much-loved Piano Concerto in the winter of 1785-86, shortly before the premiere of the Marriage of Figaro. Despite the compositional proximity of the two works, they reveal very different sides to Mozart's compositional personality, the opera being bright and upbeat while the piano concerto is much darker and is one of only two minor key piano concertos in his entire output. The Piano Concerto in C minor is also different from the earlier concertos because it uses a much larger orchestra including oboes and clarinets. The premiere is thought to have taken place at Vienna's Burgtheater in April 1786. Beethoven is known to have greatly admired Mozart's Piano Concerto No 24 and exclaimed to his friend, Cramer, that he would never be able to do anything like that.

Available versions:-

Géza Anda, Camerata Academica des Salzburger Mozarteums
Piotr Anderszewski, Sinfonia Varsovia *
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra
Gina Bachauer , London Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski
Paul Badura-Skoda, Wiener Symphoniker, Felix Prohaska *
Paul Badura-Skoda, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Carl Schuricht *
Daniel Barenboim, English Chamber Orchestra
Alessio Bax, Southbank Sinfonia, Simon Over
Malcolm Bilson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner *
Idil Biret, London Mozart Players, John Gibbons
Sari Biro, Austrian Symphony Orchestra, Wilhelm Loibner *
Ronald Brautigam, Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens (SACD)
Alfred Brendel, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Alfred Brendel, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras *
Alfred Brendel, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Rudolf Buchbinder, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Fedossejew
Robert Casadesus, Orchestre symphonique de Paris, Eugène Bigot
Robert Casadesus, French National Radio Orchestra, Pierre Monteux
Robert Casadesus, Wiener Philharmoniker, Carl Schuricht
Robert Casadesus, Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Robert Casadesus, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, George Szell
François Chaplin, Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté, Jean-François Verdier
Imogen Cooper, Northern Sinfonia
Clifford Curzen, London Symphony Orchestra, Istvan Kertesz
Clifford Curzon, London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips *
Clifford Curzon, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelik
Michel Dalberto, Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg, René Klopfenstein *
Karl Engel, Mozarteum-Orchester Salzburg, Leopold Hager *
Annie Fischer, Swiss Radio Orchestra, Marc Andreae (CD & DVD)
Annie Fischer, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz
Edwin Fischer, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrance Collingwood
Edwin Fischer, Royal Danish Orchestra
John Gibbons, Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Brüggen
Walter Gieseking, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
Richard Goode, Orcheus Chamber Orchestrs *
Glenn Gould, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein *
Glenn Gould, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Georg Ludwig Jochum
Glenn Gould, CBC Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind
Friedrich Gulda, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Joseph Keilberth
Ingrid Haebler, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis *
Derek Han, Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Freeman *
Clara Haskil, Orchestre National de France, André Cluytens
Clara Haskil, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Victor Desarzens *
Clara Haskil, Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, Igor Markevitch
Éric Heidsieck
Louis Kentner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Harry Blech
Martin Helmchen, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Gordan Nikolic *
Angela Hewitt, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
Benjamin Hochman, English Chamber Orchestra
Jos van Immerseel, Anima Eterna *
Eugene Istomin, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz
Jeno Jando, Concentus Hungaricus, Matyas Antal
Jeffrey Kahane, New York Philharmonic *
Cyprien Katsaris, Salzburg Chamber Philharmonic, Yoon Kuk Lee
Wilhelm Kempff, Bamberger Symphoniker, Ferdinand Leitner
Matthias Kirschnereit, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Frank Beermann *
Evgeny Kissin, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis *
Walter Klien, Symphonieorchester der Volksoper Wien, Peter Maag
Lubka Kolessa, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Max Fiedler
Lili Kraus, Vienna Festival Orchestra, Stephen Simon
Piers Lane, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Fritzsch *
Lang Lang, Centennial Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (DVD/Blu-ray)
Lang Lang, Vienna Philharmonic, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Alicia de Larrocha, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis *
Alicia de Larrocha, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Sir Georg Solti *
Kathleen Long, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum
Roberte Mamou, Berliner Symphoniker, Gerard Oskamp *
Ivan Moravec, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Jean-Claude Pennetier, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Christoph Poppen
Murray Perahia, English Chamber Orchestra
Carmen Piazzini, Leningrad Soloists, Michail Gantvarg *
Mikhail Pletnev, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie *
Maurizio Pollini, Wiener Philharmoniker
Menahem Pressler, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Wilfried Böttcher
Andre Previn, Wiener Philharmoniker
Vassily Primakov, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Scott Yoo
Ezra Rachlin, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
Arthur Rubinstein, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips
Charles Richard-Hamelin, Les Violons du Roy, Jonathan Cohen
Pnina Salzman, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, David Shallon
András Schiff, Camerata Academica des Mozarteums, Salzburg, Sandor Végh
Annerose Schmidt, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur *
Artur Schnabel, Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Susskind
Arthur Schoonderwoerd, Cristofori
Rudolf Serkin, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Orli Shaham, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson
Howard Shelley, City of London Sinfonia
Howard Shelley, London Mozart Players
Svilen Simeonov, Sofia Sinfonietta, Per Enflo *
Solomon, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert Menges *
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, JoAnn Falletta *
Lorenzo Soulès, Orchestre de chambre de Genève, Simon Gaudenz *
Martin Stadtfeld, NDR Sinfonieorchester, Bruno Weil *
Yevgeny Sudbin, Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (SACD)
Kyoko Tabe, Orchestra De Chambre De Lausanne, Jesús López Cobos
Melvyn Tan, London Classical Players, Sir Roger Norrington *
Valerie Tryon, London Symphony Orchestra, Robert Trory
Fou Ts'ong, Sinfonia Varsovia
Rosalyn Tureck
Mitsuko Uchida, Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate
Stefan Vladar, Salzburg Camerata *
Christian Zacharias, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (SACD)
Christian Zacharias, NDR Sinfonieorchester, Günter Wand

(* = download only)

I lost track of all of my recordings of this piece, but my first was Casadesus/Szell, still one of the best

**Bryn** · 18-03-21, 23:42

Phew! Sorry to find the Viviana Sofronitsky survey of the concertos seems to be no longer available new. While it would not necessarily be my library choice, I am very glad to have it available, however: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...mbhx6kcO2mS3zt.

Aha! Also available to download at CD rate from QOBUZ, and maybe other sites.

**MickyD** · 19-03-21, 07:50

Such a shame that Robert Levin, the AAM and Hogwood never recorded this and completed their cycle.

**vinteuil** · 19-03-21, 08:06

Originally posted by Bryn View Post

Phew! Sorry to find the Viviana Sofronitsky survey of the concertos seems to be no longer available new...[/COLOR]

... tho' possibly a second-hand copy wd be worth a punt -

Amazon.co.uk

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004M5BZR6

( I think mine cost me some 42 euros ten years ago )

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**cloughie** · 19-03-21, 08:21

Originally posted by vinteuil View Post

... tho' possibly a second-hand copy wd be worth a punt -

Amazon.co.uk

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004M5BZR6

( I think mine cost me some 42 euros ten years ago )

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So who is going to risk purchase from Germany and report back on the struggle?

**Bryn** · 19-03-21, 08:40

Originally posted by vinteuil View Post

... tho' possibly a second-hand copy wd be worth a punt -

Amazon.co.uk

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004M5BZR6

( I think mine cost me some 42 euros ten years ago )

When I bought the set in 2012, it cost me £27.29 including p&p. Downloading from QOBUZ today would cost nearly three times that.

**BBMmk2** · 19-03-21, 08:56

One I’ll be missing!

**Petrushka** · 19-03-21, 09:13

The only time I saw Clifford Curzon was in this very concerto (LPO/Haitink Nov 6 1979) and a recording of that performance was issued on BBC Legends. As it's not included on Alpie's list is it nla?

The 24th is one of my favourite Mozart PC's with Brendel in one of his versions, all of which I have, being my usual port of call. Impossible to count all recordings I have, scattered around as they are in boxes and various couplings, and good luck to Ms Parham in coming up with a 'winner'.

**Petrushka** · 19-03-21, 09:15

Originally posted by BBMmk2 View Post

One I’ll be missing!

How can you possibly resist the endless stream of melody and delicious wind writing in this gorgeous concerto?

**mikealdren** · 19-03-21, 09:35

Yes, my favourite Mozart PC. I first fell in love with Kempff's version (which I bought for the A major coupling) and it still take some beating.

**MickyD** · 19-03-21, 13:27

Originally posted by vinteuil View Post

... tho' possibly a second-hand copy wd be worth a punt -

Amazon.co.uk

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004M5BZR6

( I think mine cost me some 42 euros ten years ago )

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I don't know this set, but the reviews make it sound very tempting indeed.

**Richard Barrett** · 19-03-21, 13:33

Originally posted by MickyD View Post

I don't know this set, but the reviews make it sound very tempting indeed.

Quite so. I think I will stream it right away in fact.

**cloughie** · 19-03-21, 13:36

Originally posted by MickyD View Post

I don't know this set, but the reviews make it sound very tempting indeed.

No sure I could take all 27 on fp!

**vinteuil** · 19-03-21, 13:41

Originally posted by cloughie View Post

No sure I could take all 27 on fp!

... I think Mozart probably could

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BaL 27.03.21 - Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 24 in C minor K.491

BaL 27.03.21 - Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 24 in C minor K.491

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