Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 2

Arthus Schoonderwoerd, piano; Cristofori

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Concertos
KV 456 & KV 459

With his recording of K. 456 & K. 459, Arthur Schooderwoerd presents the second part of his complete recording of the Mozart piano concertos on ACCENT. Schoonderwoerd, one of the most sought after interpreters on the fortepiano, and his Ensemble Cristofori have set for themselves the goal of liberating Mozart's works from the sound concepts of the 19th and 20th centuries. The strings in the orchestra play only one instrument to a part, resulting in a much more slender and transparent sound that the fortepiano – a copy of an instrument by Anton Walter (Vienna, approx. 1782) – supports but never covers up. Its silvery sound is more reminiscent of a harpsichord but it differs very strongly from that instrument by virtue of its greater dynamic possibilities. The Piano Concerto, K. 459 deserves special attention, for it is heard here for the first time with reconstructed tympani and trumpet parts. Mozart lists these instruments in his own handwritten catalogue of works, but the corresponding parts have unfortunately not been preserved. Through the addition of these imperial timbres, Schoonderwoerd once again succeeds in breaking away from traditional listening habits, allowing Mozart to shine in a completely new light. In addition, Schoonderwoerd presents the intimate Concerto, K. 456 in Bflat major, a particularly diversified work with its march-like dotted rhythms in the first movement, a melancholy series of variations in a minor key in the second movement and its hunting scene in the third movement.

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