Album

Even though Vladimir Ashkenazy is most often celebrated for his brilliantly virtuosic interpretations of Romantic repertoire, his skills in playing works of the Classical era are just as worthy, as proved by this 10-disc set from London of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's piano concertos. These performances span a period from 1966 to 1988, capturing a youthful and vigorous Ashkenazy playing and conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra and the English Chamber Orchestra from the keyboard, in approved Mozartian fashion. All of the keyboard concertos are here, including the official 27 concertos for piano and orchestra, the Concerto for two pianos in E flat major, K. 365, the Concerto for three pianos in F major, K. 242, as well as the two Rondos K. 382 and K. 386. Ashkenazy's elegant playing has been highly praised by critics and placed on a level with his esteemed contemporaries Murray Perahia, Daniel Barenboim, and Alfred Brendel, all past masters of Mozart's primary medium of expression. Because these recordings are either analog or digital, according to their dates, there are some noticeable differences in the quality of sound, but London has taken pains to master all the recordings to even out the volume levels and to adjust the tone of the performances.

© Blair Sanderson, Rovi

CD 1 of 10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.5 in D, K.175 Work Recorded 1986 22:20 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
1	1.Allegro	8:22			$1.49
2	2.Andante ma un poco adagio	8:52			$1.49
3	3.Allegro	5:06			$0.99
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.6 in Bb, K.238 Work Recorded 1986 20:28 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
4	1.Allegro aperto	6:44			$0.99
5	2.Andante un poco adagio	6:24			$0.99
6	3.Rondeau: Allegro	7:20			$1.49
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.7 in F, for 3 pianos, K.242 ('Lodron') Work Recorded 1972 23:22 English Chamber Orchestra Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Fou Ts'ong Piano, Daniel Barenboim Piano
7	1.Allegro	8:19			$1.49
8	2.Adagio	9:09			$1.49
9	3.Rondeau: Tempo di menuetto	5:54			$0.99
CD 2 of 10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.8 in C ('Lützow') K.246 Work Recorded 1985 23:40 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
1	1.Allegro aperto	7:42			$1.49
2	2.Andante	8:51			$1.49
3	3.Rondeau: Tempo di minuetto	7:07			$1.49
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.9 in Eb, K.271 ('Jeunehomme') Work Recorded 1984 33:41 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
4	1.Allegro	10:36			$1.99
5	2.Andantino	12:29			$1.99
6	3.Rondeau: Presto	10:36			$1.99
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.1 in F, K.37 Work Recorded 1987 16:19 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
7	1.Allegro	5:03			$0.99
8	2.Andante	4:36			$0.99
9	3.Rondo: Allegro	6:40			$0.99
CD 3 of 10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.11 in F, K.413 Work Recorded 1986 23:05 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
1	1.Allegro	9:19			$1.49
2	2.Larghetto	8:21			$1.49
3	3.Tempo di minuetto	5:25			$0.99
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.12 in A, K.414 Work Recorded 1980 27:26 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
4	1.Allegro	10:31			$1.99
5	2.Andante (after J.C. Bach)	10:01			$1.99
6	3.Rondeau: Allegretto	6:54			$0.99
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.10 in Eb, for 2 pianos, K.365 Work Recorded 1972 25:36 English Chamber Orchestra Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Daniel Barenboim Piano
7	1.Allegro	9:38			$1.49
8	2.Andante	8:43			$1.49
9	3.Rondo: Allegro	7:15			$1.49
CD 4 of 10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.13 in C, K.415 Work Recorded 1981 27:46 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
1	1.Allegro	10:43			$1.99
2	2.Andante	8:29			$1.49
3	3.Rondeau: Allegro	8:34			$1.49
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.14 in Eb, K.449 Work Recorded 1986 23:21 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
4	1.Allegro vivace	8:58			$1.49
5	2.Andantino	8:02			$1.49
6	3.Allegro ma non troppo	6:21			$0.99
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.15 in Bb, K.450 Work Recorded 1983 24:54 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
7	1.Allegro	10:48			$1.99
8	2.Andante	6:10			$0.99
9	3.Allegro	7:56			$1.49
CD 5 of 10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.16 in D, K.451 Work Recorded 1979 24:17 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
1	1.Allegro assai	10:53			$1.99
2	2.Andante	6:45			$0.99
3	3.Rondeau: Allegro di molto	6:39			$0.99
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.17 in G, K.453 Work Recorded 1977 31:32 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
4	1.Allegro	12:12			$1.99
5	2.Andante	11:03			$1.99
6	3.Finale: Allegretto	8:17			$1.49
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.2 in Bb, K.39 Work Recorded 1987 14:13 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
7	1.Allegro spiritoso	4:42			$0.99
8	2.Andante staccato	5:20			$0.99
9	3.Molto allegro	4:11			$0.99
CD 6 of 10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.18 in Bb, K.456 ('Paradis') Work Recorded 1984 31:35 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
1	1.Allegro vivace	12:36			$1.99
2	2.Andante un poco sostenuto	11:28			$1.99
3	3.Allegro vivace	7:31			$1.49
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.19 in F, K.459 Work Recorded 1978 28:30 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
4	1.Allegro vivace	12:39			$1.99
5	2.Allegretto	8:08			$1.49
6	3.Allegro assai	7:43			$1.49
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.3 in D, K.40 Work Recorded 1987 14:29 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
7	1.Allegro maestoso	5:07			$0.99
8	2.Andante	5:34			$0.99
9	3.Presto	3:48			$0.99
CD 7 of 10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.20 in D-, K.466 Work Recorded 1983 34:16 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
1	1.Allegro	15:15			$2.49
2	2.Romanza: Andante	10:39			$1.99
3	3.Rondo: Allegro assai	8:22			$1.49
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.22 in Eb, K.482 Work Recorded 1978 36:36 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
4	1.Allegro	13:45			$2.49
5	2.Andante	10:08			$1.99
6	3.Rondo: Allegro	12:43			$1.99
CD 8 of 10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.21 in C, K.467 ('Elvira Madigan') Work Recorded 1977 29:11 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
1	1.Allegro maestoso	14:44			$2.49
2	2.Andante ('Theme from Elvira Madigan')	7:53			$1.49
3	3.Allegro vivace assai	6:34			$0.99
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.23 in A, K.488 Work Recorded 1980 26:52 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
4	1.Allegro	11:16			$1.99
5	2.Adagio	7:31			$1.49
6	3.Allegro assai	8:05			$1.49
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.4 in G, K.41 Work Recorded 1987 13:08 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
7	1.Allegro	4:55			$0.99
8	2.Andante	4:19			$0.99
9	3.Molto allegro	3:54			$0.99
CD 9 of 10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.24 in C-, K.491 Work Recorded 1979 31:59 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
1	1.Allegro	14:23			$2.49
2	2.Larghetto	8:14			$1.49
3	3.Allegretto	9:22			$1.49
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.25 in C, K.503 Work 32:01 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
4	1.Allegro maestoso	15:48			$2.49
5	2.Andante	7:32			$1.49
6	3.Allegretto	8:41			$1.49
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Rondo in D for Piano and Orchestra, K.382 Work Recorded 1980 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
7	Rondo in D for Piano and Orchestra, K.382	10:41			$1.99
CD 10 of 10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.26 in D, K.537 ('Coronation') Work 32:07 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
1	1.Allegro	14:42			$2.49
2	2.Larghetto	6:47			$0.99
3	3.Allegretto	10:38			$1.99
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Concerto No.27 in Bb, K.595 Work Recorded 1980 32:22 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Philharmonia Orchestra of London Orchestra
4	1.Allegro	14:09			$2.49
5	2.Larghetto	9:17			$1.49
6	3.Allegro	8:56			$1.49
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Rondo in D for Piano and Orchestra, K.386 Work Recorded 1966 Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Istvan Kertesz Conductor, London Symphony Orchestra Orchestra
7	Rondo in D for Piano and Orchestra, K.386	8:22			$1.49