MOZART

 

Piano Concertos 20 & 27

 

1.         Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K466 - I. Allegro

2.         Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K466 - II. Romanze

3.         Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K466 - III. Rondo (Allegro Assai)

4.         Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major K595 - I. Allegro

5.         Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major K595 - II. Larghetto

6.         Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major K595 - III. Allegro

 

Evgeny Kissin

 

Since his international debut as an astonishing child prodigy in the early 1980s, Evgeny Kissin has matured into one of the finest piano virtuosos of the age. His phenomenal keyboard technique and impeccable artistry continue to astound and amaze audiences and critics alike, leading The Washington Post to call Kissin “one of the world’s greatest artists”.

 

Kissin continues his fruitful relationship with EMI Classics with this new recording of two of Mozart’s most famous piano concerti: Nos. 20 in D minor and 27 in B-flat Major. This electrifying recording, with Kissin conducting the orchestra Kremerata Baltica from the keyboard, is one that his legion of admirers is certain to embrace.

 

Concerto no.20 is the first (and one of only two) piano concerti that Mozart wrote in the minor key. It was a work greatly admired by Beethoven who kept it in his own concert repertoire for performance.

 

EMI Classics 6266452