Mozart Concerto No. 20 - Cadenzas

[estlhope]

I am performing the first movement of the Mozart Concerto No. 20 in d minor this spring with a Mozart festival. I have been listening to various recordings trying to decide which cadenza I want to do. I came across a recording by Christian Zacharias, and I really like the cadenza that he plays. I did a little research, and I found out that it is an original cadenza that he wrote. I haven't been able to find any contact information for him, so if anyone has that, I'd appreciate it! I have candenzas by Beethoven and Hummel, but I don't really care for those. I have ordered the International edition which has a few other cadenzas in it, but if anyone has a copy of the cadenza they could send me, or has any ideas about where to look for them, or which one to do, I'd really appreciate it!

Sarah

[xvimbi]

Two suggestions:

Zacharias is Principal Conductur of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (https://www.regart.ch/ocl). You could contact them and try to get in touch with him this way.

Better probably is to go through the agency that manages him:

Künstlersekretariat Schoerke GmbH
Grazer Str. 30
D-30519 Hannover
Telefon: +49 (0)511 / 40 10 48/49
Telefax: +49 (0)511 / 40 74 35
E-Mail: info@ks-schoerke.de
https://www.ks-schoerke.de/content/271

In the "KONTAKT" menu you can submit a question. You need to fill in some info about yourself. It's in German (Vorname = first name; Name = last name; "Ihre Anfrage" = your question; the rest should be clear)

Hope that helps

[pianohopper]

I have had the same problem -- a lot of cadenzas I find too short or not flashy enough.  The question remains --- how willing would Mr. Zacharias be to give his "secret recipe" as it may be.  In the spirit of a real Mozartian era pianist, he wrote his own...(Mozart never wrote cadenzas, as I'm sure you know.)  Actually, I have discovered that Mozart-style cadenzas aren't really very difficult to make convincing.  His style is unique, but simple to imitate.  Give a shot at writing your own -- then you get exactly what you want.

 

[larse]

I went for the Beethoven cadenza. It's cool 

[estlhope]

Thanks for all of the help! I'll try to contact him. I've looked at the Beethoven cadenza, but I don't really like it too well. It just doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the movement. I have thought about writing my own, but since composition is not one of the areas in which I am gifted, I thought I'd take a look at all of the cadenzas that have been written for this concerto. If I don't find one I like, then I will definitely write my own!

Sarah

[perfect_pitch]

I think it is only right for the Beethoven Cadenza to be played with the Mozart No. 20. Both composers were alive at one time, so their harmonies almost (and I mean almost) match. Beethoven just took it a tiny step further.

I mean, how would it sound like if you had a Bach Concerto and a Rachmaninoff Cadenza??? It wouldn't really suite it.