Horowitz, Plays Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 K.488- Piano Sonata K.333
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Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus MozartConductor: Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra: La Scala Theater Orchestra
Performer: Vladimir Horowitz
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
- Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: Allegro
- Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: Adagio
- Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: Allegro assai
- Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c): Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c): Andante cantabile
- Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c): Allegretto grazioso
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Free Music Review: Horowitz plays Mozart and gets it right on the money
Hit: 5 Stars
While Vladimir Horowitz was a piano genius who possessed unparalleled ability to produce color, I've never been a big fan of his Mozart recordings. This CD, however, is the exception to that rule. Perhaps it was the fact that this was the first time he recorded a concerto by Mozart. Or perhaps it resulted from the presence of conductor Carlo Maria Giulini, whose background in opera created the ideal environment for the work of a soloist with an orchestra. Whatever is the explanation, we can be most grateful that Horowitz traveled to Milan with Mozart foremost in his thoughts. With the opening bars of the Allegro movement of this 23rd piano concerto, you're off on a story-book ride where Horowitz's playing flows with the orchestra in a well-balanced, lyrical and delightful performance. The beginning of this piece reminds me of the overtures to Mozart's operas and Horowitz's playing is akin to a diva at center stage. His touch in the first and last movements is deft, delicate, and interspersed with boldness at just the right point to maintain the drama of the work. But it is his realization of the second-movement Adagio that makes this a must-have recording. It's soulful, melancholy, moving and almost brought me to tears. The color is gorgeous. And Giulini's accompaniment with the La Scala Orchestra is ideal. But wait, there's more: the B flat Sonata, chosen by Horowitz because he considers it "is one of Mozart's most advanced and musically rich compositions in that genre." On that day in March of 1987, Horowitz was up to the task. The performance is graceful, enchanting and charming. This recording confirms that for Horowitz, Mozart was "Number 1 for me."
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