Mozart Piano Concertos, Vol. 4
Bridge, 2022
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Listen to Mozart Piano Concertos, Vol. 4
The American pianist Anne-Marie McDermott joins forces with Denmark's Odense Symfoniorkeste for a pair of Mozart’s greatest masterpieces here, where Germany’s Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conducts in his inimitable fashion.
“Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503” starts the listen with 3 segments that showcase McDermott’s fascinating finger acrobatics as she dances around melodies that are often swift and glorious. The Odense Symfoniorkeste provide incredible strings and a cadenza by the American composer Chris Rogerson highlights the versatile climate.
“Piano Concerto No. 20 In D Minor, K. 466” is the moodier of the compositions, where the orchestra is capable of building into soaring, majestic moments as well as calm ebbs of intimacy. McDermott’s keys are gorgeous, especially on the middle segement, “Romance”, where a dreamy, stirring demeanor flows.
For those with a penchant for classical music and piano focused song craft, it just doesn’t get much better than McDermott’s inestimable performance here.
Travels well with: George Walker- Five Piano Sonatas; Hyejin Kim- Miroirs