Dejan Lazic, Jan Willem De Vriend, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester - Piano Concertos Nos.23, 14, etc : Dejan Lazic(P)Jan Willem de Vriend / Bergen Philharmonic - Import CD

Credits:

Dejan Lazic, Jan Willem De Vriend, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

Description:

Well-organized, exquisite, and uninhibited! Pianist Raczyk, a brilliant and intellectually intelligent pianist, has finally taken on the challenge of performing the first in a series of Mozart concertos! This is the first in a series of Mozart piano concertos by the brilliant pianist and composer, Raczyk. The concept is to reveal Mozart's rich secrets by juxtaposing different periods of creation, orchestration, and styles, and to tie the pieces closely together by unifying the cadenzas and Eingangs with Laczyk's own works. In performing the piece on a modern piano, Latsch carefully considered and adjusted every aspect of pronunciation, phrasing, articulation, etc., and thoroughly examined the balance with the orchestra. The result is a crystallization of the brilliant interpretation that only a brainy pianist could produce: tempo changes in accordance with the gradation of the harmonic progression, a light yet methodical manner of speaking, and an intellectual abandon. The backing of Friend also shows agile response, and the way he creates music that moves along with the piano is very exciting. The sound is not too small, despite the detailed production, and Mozart's music is played with great volume.The depths of the Adagio No. 23 and the joyful brilliance of the finale are the highlights of this disc. The Laczyk arrangement of the Sonata (K.333/315c) is a complete concerto with "solo piano, 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 bassoons, and 5 strings". Originally, this rondo is an interesting experiment because it has an affinity for the concerto with the unusual movement in which Mozart himself wrote the cadenza. Although there is already a recording of the "Piano Quartet Version" from which Ratzik made further modifications, this orchestral accompaniment version is the first recording. The cadenza is played as written by Mozart, but the piano part is not played as in the original, and the melody is entrusted to the orchestra as well. The theme in C minor is played by an oboe, and the wind instruments are used in a variety of ways, making it sound like a true Mozart concerto. The high compositional sense of Dejan Latschik is a source of great admiration. ＜Born in Croatia to a musical family. He studied clarinet, piano, and composition at the Mozarteum Salzburg, and intensively studied Mozart's works.He has also participated many times in the Bartók Festival in Hungary, where he was trained by Imre Roman, Zoltán Kocsis, and Peter Eötvös. As a pianist, he has recorded for various labels and received the ECHO Classical Award in 2009 (Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kirill Petrenko) and the OPUS Classical Award in 2021 (Mozart: Piano Quartets). His compositional activities are also highly acclaimed, and he is currently working on his first operatic work. King International

Tracklisting:

1.Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488~Allegro
2.Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488~Adagio
3.Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488~Allegro assai
4.Rondo Concertante - Allegretto grazioso (after Mozart's Piano Sonata K.333/315c, 3rd movement)
5.Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K. 449~Allegro vivace
6.Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K. 449~Andantino
7.Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K. 449~Allegro ma non troppo