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Offline Jacey1973

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Your favourite Mozart Concertos
on: November 28, 2005, 11:04:00 PM
Ok, this is similar to my other topic but this time -

Pick your top 5 Mozart Piano Concertos! I'm trying to become more familiar with them and need a starting point...!
"Mozart makes you believe in God - it cannot be by chance that such a phenomenon arrives into this world and then passes after 36 yrs, leaving behind such an unbounded no. of unparalled masterpieces"

Offline kreso

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Re: Your favourite Mozart Concertos
Reply #1 on: November 28, 2005, 11:24:01 PM
My favourites are: nos. 17, 21, 12, 9, 27
And the Concerto for two pianos in E-flat major, of course! :)

Offline Ruro

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Re: Your favourite Mozart Concertos
Reply #2 on: November 28, 2005, 11:25:00 PM
EDIT: Removed the Concerto list, it was friggin big and messy, lol

My favourites are No.21, followed by No.23, No.17, No.19 and finaly No.9!

For the record, Brendels (which I have) are lovely! But I would love to indulge in some other interpretations, namely Ashkenazy like you mentioned in the other thread, he is one of my top 2 pianists!

*Undecided on Ashkenazy and Berezovsky* ^_^;;

Offline arpeggiosnake

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Re: Your favourite Mozart Concertos
Reply #3 on: November 28, 2005, 11:31:03 PM
NUM 12 BY FAR   

THE BEST PIANO CONCERTO OF 18TH CENTURY
"The piano is a monster that screams when you touch its teeth."

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Offline arensky

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Re: Your favourite Mozart Concertos
Reply #4 on: November 28, 2005, 11:32:16 PM
The Mozart Piano Concerto might be my favorite art form, I've played several of them. Right now my favorites are...

#24 in c minor K. 491 (preparing for 300th birthday concert YAY!  :D )
#14 in Eb major K. 449
#22 in Eb major K. 482
#17 in G major K. 453
#20 in d minor K.466 (of course)

I also enjoy #13 in C major K.415 and #19 in F major K. 459. Had you asked on another day they might be in the top 5; I really love them all!  :D
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Offline arensky

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Re: Your favourite Mozart Concertos
Reply #5 on: November 28, 2005, 11:36:46 PM
NUM 12 BY FAR   

THE BEST PIANO CONCERTO OF 18TH CENTURY

The first Concerto I performed with an actual Orchestra, not counting Carnival of the Animals;  :D  seems like the other day, "tempus fugit".... :(
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Offline apion

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Re: Your favourite Mozart Concertos
Reply #6 on: November 29, 2005, 06:38:30 AM
In chronological order:

17
20**
21
23
24**
27

**(my personal favorites)

I don't like 26  :P

Offline stevie

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Re: Your favourite Mozart Concertos
Reply #7 on: November 29, 2005, 07:09:29 AM
c minor and d minor

predicktably

Offline frederic

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Re: Your favourite Mozart Concertos
Reply #8 on: November 29, 2005, 11:11:59 AM
im suprised the D minor is less popular than i thought
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Offline steinway89

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Re: Your favourite Mozart Concertos
Reply #9 on: November 29, 2005, 11:18:02 AM
My favorites are 21 and 23 ::)

Offline pianalex

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Re: Your favourite Mozart Concertos
Reply #10 on: November 29, 2005, 12:50:58 PM
No 9  'jeunehomme'  is a stunning masterpiece of innovation and radiant beauty, with a slow movement of heart-stopping, but contained, griefand loss. (and from one so young )There's a not bad busoni transc. of this movement incidentally.

also c minor k491, a maj k488, c maj k467, .  bflat k450 also lovely

perahia good in all, brendel too.
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