❤ Join us on our WhatsApps fanpage (our preview releases): www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8GWC7ICVfrh2QjcM3y Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - Piano Concertos 20-27. *Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation* (00:00-05:43) A very big « THANKS » to Sony Music who authorized us to release this recording. Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K.466 Ⅰ. Allegro (00:00) Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K.466 II. Romance (13:34) Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K.466 III. Rondo: Allegro assai (22:31) Piano Concerto No.21 in C major, K.467 Ⅰ. Allegro maestoso (30:28) Piano Concerto No.21 in C major, K.467 II. Andante (44:27) Piano Concerto No.21 in C major, K.467 III. Allegro vivace assai (50:39) Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat Major, K. 482 - 1. Allegro (57:47) Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat Major, K. 482 - 2. Andante (1:10:53) Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat Major, K. 482 - 3. Allegro (1:19:30) Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major K. 488 - 1. Allegro (1:31:20) Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major K. 488 - 2. Adagio (1:41:57) Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major K. 488 - 3. Allegro Assai (1:47:30) Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor K. 491 - 1. Allegro (1:55:27) Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor K. 491 - 2. Larghetto (2:08:24) Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor K. 491 - 3. Allegretto (2:15:23) Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major K. 503 - 1. Allegro (2:24:47) Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major K. 503 - 2. Andante (2:39:38) Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major K. 503 - 3. Allegretto (2:45:48) Piano Concerto No. 26 in D Major K. 537 - 1. Allegro (2:55:10) Piano Concerto No. 26 in D Major K. 537 - 2. Larghetto (3:09:18) Piano Concerto No. 26 in D Major K. 537 - 3. Allegretto (3:15:06) Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major K. 595 - 1. Allegro (3:27:00) Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major K. 595 - 2. Larghetto (3:40:29) Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major K. 595 - 3. Allegro (3:48:17) Piano : Lili Kraus Vienna Festival Orchestra Conductor : Stephen Simon Recorded in 1965-66 New Mastering in 2017 by AB for CMMR 🔊 Discover our new website: www.classicalmusicreference.com/ 🔊 Download CMRR's recordings in High fidelity audio (QOBUZ) : bit.ly/370zcMg 🔊 Follow us on Spotify (Profil: CMRR) : spoti.fi/3016eVr ❤ If you like CMRR content, please consider membership at our Patreon or Tipeee page. Thank you :) www.patreon.com/cmrr // en.tipeee.com/cmrr Les concertos que Mozart a écrits pour son instrument favori jouent dans l'histoire de leur genre un rôle comparable à celui joué dans l'histoire de la symphonie par les neuf chefs-d'œuvre de Beethoven. De même que la symphonie beethovénienne a déterminé la forme du genre pour près d'un siècle, de même les concertos pour piano de Mozart, par leur nombre et par la grande beauté de la plupart d'entre eux, sont à l'origine du concerto moderne et ont tracé les lignes selon lesquelles il s'est pendant longtemps développé. Le défi pour les compositeurs de la fin du XVIIIe siècle était de concilier les caractéristiques les plus fortes de la forme concerto baroque (contrastes timbraux distincts entre un instrumentiste soliste et un orchestre, plus une brillante écriture en solo) avec le nouveau style de sonate-allegro. Lui-même virtuose accompli, Mozart a élevé la fonction de pianiste soliste à de nouveaux niveaux d'expression, de technique et d'élan dramatique. Par conséquent, le piano et l'orchestre n'étaient pas simplement des partenaires égaux, mais des personnages distincts à part entière. Entre tous les grands compositeurs, Mozart est celui qui a enrichi la bibliothèque du genre du plus grand nombre de chefs-d'œuvre. Chez la plupart des maîtres, les concertos tiennent une place relativement petite, beaucoup plus petite, par exemple, que les symphonies ou les quatuors. Chez lui, au contraire, ils sont plus nombreux que n'importe quelles autres compositions, à l'exception des symphonies. Cependant, aux yeux du musicien qui se préoccupe moins de l'histoire de la forme que de la personnalité de chaque œuvre, de la pensée qui l'inspire et de la joie qu'elle peut procurer, ses concertos sont encore plus précieux, car ils constituent une source intarissable de jouissance artistique. Ils forment un groupe de chefs-d'œuvre qu'on pratique continuellement sans jamais s'en lasser. Dans leur diversité, ils correspondent aux états d'âme les plus variés, depuis le contentement où nous demandons l'art d'être une simple distraction, délicate plutôt que profonde, depuis la joie de vivre franche et animale, la santé physique et morale et le parfait équilibre de toutes les facultés, jusqu'à la mélancolie, la douleur et même la révolte, jusqu'à cette sérénité « olympienne » qui atteint l'air vivifiant des hauts sommets. Il y a peu de moments de notre vie intérieure qui ne retrouvent dans l'un ou l'autre le tonique dont ils ont besoin. C'est là la marque des plus grandes œuvres et elle permet de placer ces concertos parmi ce que la musique a produit de plus durable. L'uniformité relative qu'au premier abord on croit constater entre eux disparaît devant l'examen. L'émotion ne se reproduit jamais identique d'une œuvre à l'autre ; une physionomie particulière à chacune d'elles permet de les différencier, et la variété de leur inspiration se révèle toujours plus grande à mesure qu'on en approfondit l'étude. C'est grâce à cette variété que Mozart est parmi le petit nombre des compositeurs dont on peut faire son pain quotidien. Peu importe la diversité de la forme ; la diversité de l'émotion est celle qu'exige notre esprit et la seule qui prévienne l'ennui. Nombre de musiciens ont une forme plus variée que celle de Mozart, et leurs œuvres, néanmoins, lorsqu'on veut s'en repaître, provoquent bientôt un sentiment de monotonie que le Mozart des grandes œuvres ne cause jamais et dont on ne souffre chez lui que si on s'obstine à l'étudier dans les compositions où il n'a pas mis le fond de lui-même. Ce privilège qui leur appartient' de satisfaire d'une manière durable l'âme et l'esprit, plus encore que leur rôle historique, a valu à ses concertos pour piano leur place aux rangs des chefs-d'œuvre. Nulle part plus que dans ses andantes, Mozart n'a montré combien son expression personnelle a su épouser la forme que l'usage de son époque lui présentait. Dans certains de ses allegros et rondos, il peut nous arriver de percevoir jusqu'à en souffrir la symétrie et la régularité d'une section, à tel point que la forme s'impose à notre attention plus que le sentiment. Dans ses andantes, inspiration et technique, lyrisme et construction, se fondent avec une telle unité que rien ne nous distrait de la beauté de la pensée elle-même. Les concertos ne mériteraient pas, dans l'œuvre de Mozart, la place hautement représentative qu'ils occupent si leurs andantes n'étaient pas les égaux des meilleurs de ceux des quatuors et des symphonies. Aucun autre groupe de mouvements chez lui ne les dépasse en variété. Nous sentons, cependant, que certains mouvements s'apparentent l'un à l'autre, qu'il est des « familles de mouvements » et cela permet d'établir une certaine classification parmi eux. C'est ainsi que les andantes de Mozart, malgré leur richesse et leur diversité, et avec quelques exceptions, se laissent rapporter à quatre ou cinq types, que nous pouvons étiqueter, pour plus de commodité, l'andante galant, l'andante-rêve, l'andante ou adagio méditatif, l'andante cantabile ou romance, et l'andante élégiaque ou dramatique. Personne ne sera dupe de cette classification au point de la croire absolue. Mais elle peut nous aider à embrasser plus facilement l'ensemble de ces andantes où Mozart a livré ce qu'il avait de plus précieux. Les concertos de Mozart, cependant, étaient loin d'être des incontournables des salles de concert au début du XXe siècle. Pourtant, le vent a commencé à tourner. Une nouvelle génération d'éminents claviéristes classiques, parmi lesquels Wanda Landowska, Walter Gieseking, Edwin Fischer et Arthur Schnabel, a contribué à faire avancer la cause, tout comme Lili Kraus. Lili Kraus a comparé son affinité avec Mozart à une mission : « Quand j'ai commencé à explorer Mozart, j'ai découvert la beauté infinie de cette musique, et d'une certaine manière il m'est donné de donner vie à cette beauté. Je trouve qu'il est de mon devoir, de mon privilège, et si vous voulez, de ma croix, de consacrer ma vie à cette musique. » Certains pianistes et compositeurs deviennent inextricablement liés aux yeux du public. Mentionnons Glenn Gould, par exemple, et les Variations Goldberg de Bach viennent à l'esprit. Artur Schnabel et Beethoven étaient pratiquement synonymes, tout comme Walter Gieseking et Debussy, Arthur Rubinstein et Chopin, Alicia de Larrocha et les impressionnistes espagnols. Lorsqu'il s'agissait de la musique pour piano de Mozart, plusieurs générations d'auditeurs et de collectionneurs considéraient les interprétations de Lili Kraus comme le dernier mot.. Mozart - Piano Concertos 9 Jeunehomme,15,16,1,2,3,4,5,6,8 (Century's recording : Lili Kraus/Simon) : ukposts.info/have/v-deo/fniooYJvhJpjk6s.html&index=3 Mozart - Piano Concertos No.11,12,13,14,17,18,19 (recording of the Century : Lili Kraus/Simon) : ukposts.info/have/v-deo/kp6lgG-QbqyUpYE.html Mozart - Piano Sonatas Nos.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17 NEW MASTERING 2021 (Century's record.: Lili Kraus) : ukposts.info/have/v-deo/g2KVo4CNZ3yDmYU.html Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart PLAYLIST (reference recordings) : ukposts.info/have/v-deo/fYaBn5x_e2yTmHk.html

Ô Seigneur, merci de nous avoir donné Mozart.

What wonderful music one which to reflect on Mozart's 267th birthday on 27 January 2023. Lili's piano is strikingly beautiful and pure, without any frills. Mozart's music will remain forever fresh and inspirational to all us who are lucky enough to be witnesses to his genius.

What a beautiful 4 hour journey. How lucky are we to have had musicians like Mozart.

Number 20 is the most beautiful piano concert (specially the beginning) ever written by any composer.🎵 🎹

The Lili Kraus and Stephen Simon complete Mozart Concertos were recommended to me when I read an article about where to find the best recordings of all these concertos. Wow! I hit the jackpot. The pianist and conductor understand Mozart more deeply than anyone else I have ever listened to in these concertos! Mozart can be so deep, bring out emotions in such a subtle way that you don't even know those emotions were even in you. There is also great humor and playfulness, simplicity and elegance, nuance... on and on. I think Lili Kraus understood Mozart better than almost any other pianist. She was so attuned to the composer, there is such color in every note and Lili searches the depths of touch and tone. Just as Mozart's concertos go where no composer can go, Lili Kraus and Stephen Simon go where no pianist and orchestra usually travel. What words can one use to describe these concertos? Sublime, gorgeous? Yes!

Как всё же прав был Чайковский, который сказал, что самая яркая звезда на музыкальном небосводе-это Моцарт!!!!!

Lili Kraus (3 April 1903 - 6 November 1986) was a Hungarian-born pianist. Thank You Lili !!

Now I really understand what a person means by saying "I have Mozart in my heart"!

Gorgeous, thank you. 4 hours of pure beauty starting with the operatic style opening of 20, and then on. Ms Kraus and this conductor and orchestra competently explore Mozart's incomparable works. I am sure that Mozart would have loved the fact that his music still delights people the world over and the way his piano has been developed over two or so posthumous centuries.

I open the morning, the window of this day through Mozart

LILI KRAUS INCREDIBLE ONE OF THE GREATESTS PIANISTS EVER - MARVELOUS MOZART PIANO CONCERTOS RECORDINGS

I always get emotional when I hear Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K.466 II. Romance (13:34). Takes me back to the credits of Amadeus and how wiped out I feel after watching that movie!

Mozarts piano concertos are for me his best works

The 20th concert is just beyond beauty...

These concertos are what made me fall in love with classical music.

Wonderful Music Forever !

The more I listen to Mozarts #24, the more I realize what this piece was. This was Mozart for one month not giving a damn what people thought. This piece was Mozart coming out of a shell. This piece was to leave no doubt who the best composer in the world was. This piece was Mozart telling the world "I'm here and this is why I'm the best". He didn't just write another concerto. He crushed what a concerto was up until this point. He sounded like he was freeing himself , and he let the world know this is how good he is and how far he's come. If I were Haydn or Beethoven listening to this for tbe first time, I would be In complete awe, shocked, and would run and hide because this was like what Beethovens 9th did to the Romantics, it set the bar high in the genre and they knew any work they did would never measure up. Oh so many composers were happy and sad he left early because this man had skills, heart, photographic memory, taste, and knew how to take a melody and create endless possibilities. As Haydn cried the last 15 years of his life "If the world could only see his talent through my musical eyes, they would never let him go. He was an irreplaceable generational talent gone way too soon."

An honor to have studied with Lili. I listened to her recordings repeatedly as a child and finally got to be under her tutelage as a 31 year old.

Lili Kraus surely deserves, but doesn't really need, additional praise from me. I'd like to praise the often-unmentioned conducting by Stephen Simon here, so well paced, balanced, and dramatically phrased. This was a happy collaboration indeed.

The Adagio to No. 23....one of the most beautiful pieces ever composed.

It is not natural for us to say that we are alive every day. Life and death may be reversed tomorrow. We are in such an unstable situation. These songs will relieve that kind of anxiety. Greetings from Japan. Sayonara❗

Сердечная благодарность за несколько часов наивысшего счастья!!! 💓💓💓👏👏👏

Thank you Lili Kraus/Simon for the nice recording.

LILI KRAUS!!! Beautiful, crystal interpretation!

You can't change any note in Mozart's pieces, it's just always perfect.

I've noticed listening to concertos by Mozart that he is one of the few classical musicians that makes you want to dance, and not feel the less smart about it.

Божественные гармонии! Моя душа улетает в рай!

Excellente Lili Kraus d'admirable mémoire... Mozart toujours pareil et toujours nouveau !

#22 is no joke either. The second movement was revolutionary and no one realizes it. :) His father attended the premier so you know mozart was going to do extra for his dad in the audience. His dad was in shock. Not of his sons extraordinary talent, but the audience gave a standing applause after the second movement. It was the first time in history that the audience begged for an entire repeat of the second movement in a minor key. Mozart could be himself with minor key. I've said this for the past 20 years. Twice mozart interrupted the minor themes with major themes showcasing woodwinds. Then he would explode back to minor on the piano. The perfect piece to show off to his dad. I'm sure that wad an extraordinary moment for him. That piece was revolutionary in many ways. Mozart elevated the piano with more power in the concerto. Something that later inspired Beethoven.

Mozart's later piano concertos are spectacular. I could never pick a favorite.

Thanks Mozart! Thank you, Lord!

Every time I listen to No. 21, Andante, I have to listen to it at least 4 times and...... everything else in the world just fades away............ Mozart has the ability to do that.

God bless Lili Kraus.

I treasure Mozart’s music. A true Genius and his music is a treasure.

Je vais prier pour exulter ma joie auprès de notre Dame de la PAIX !!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Concerto No. 21 is actually one of the pinnacles of Music

Classical music is an incredibly refined and wonderful form of art. It has the ability to express emotions and create a unique sonic experience that no other genre of music can compare to.

I also love Nr. 27 it is carrying humans straight into heaven, dancing in easiness⭐️

Many years ago, Mozart was my introduction to great compositional music. What better place to start than with the versatile, inspired, and gifted master of melody and form.

I have been listening to these concerts for many years and I have no words to describe its beauty. Perahia, Brendel and Lili Kraus are my favorite pianists to play it. Lili Kraus is simply wonderful: her playing is so impressive, unique. She was a great mozartian player, among the best genius I have been known!

Украина, апрель 2022 года. Воздушная тревога, сижу в подвале, слушаю Моцарта. Очень помогает.

This is a "Century's Record" without any doubt. This sublime recording of the Mozart Piano Concertos was perhaps the apex of a dynamic relationship between the gilded American Stephen Simon, and Lili Kraus through whose veins flowed the pianistic tradition of Central Europe. For her it was the culmination of a life's work and perhaps for Stephen Simon, who conducts with sensitivity and balance, it too, marks a personal highpoint. His influence no doubt created the mysterious Vienna Festival Orchestra, probably made up of the most able musicians freelancing from the Vienna Phil. The remastering reveals a glorious sound. I cannot recommend these recordings highly enough.

Майже чотири години чудових фортепіанних концертів неперевершеного Моцарта, та ще й без реклами! Найщиріша подяка!

Stunning playing by Lili Kraus.....she makes the piano sing with beauty!!

to paraphrase that film: we are staring at an absolute beauty

Lily managed to convey the live musical fabric of Mozart's piano concertos !!! Tepper Michael.

Thank you for posting these miracles! Thank you Mozart!

Lili was without a shadow of doubt simply a phenomenon. Completely and utterly awe inspiring. God bless her for the legacy she bequeathed to us.

Сверхизящная архитектоника кристальных мелодий, подаренная миру Моцартом !!! Лили Краус - Чудо !!! Теппер Михаил.

The perfect union between composer, conductor, orchestra, pianist, and instrument. Exquisite. The language of the Gods.

Love from the deepest of my heart 23 and 25. Thanks a million to Sony Music.

This was uploaded on Mozart's birthday (January 27). Nice touch :)

Escuchar a Amadeus es un viaje al espíritu.Gloria eterna a Mozart

the most beautiful mozart piano concertos

I am grateful to the people (the orchestra and the performer) who work so hard to revive this magnificent, brilliant music....thank you. You make this world a better place, you transform it.

Best 4 hours of music ever written. Thanks!

진짜 천재중의 천재. 모차르트곡을 들으면 모차르트가 작곡하던 당시의 날씨,분위기,장소,상황 ,표정 들이 상상이 됨. 어쩜 이렇게 다 다른매력의 곡들을 완벽하게 작곡했을까💗

Michael Somerville What a joy it is to have for posterity these beautiful recordings by masters of their art.

Listening to Mozart, troublesome affairs of the mundane world is washed away

Mozart rarely composed in minor keys. But when he suddenly changes from major key to minor key, it is just sublime. The No. 23, second movement is my favorite. Beautiful!!

🎹BRAVO MAESTRO MOZART 💐💖

This group of Mozarts Piano Concertos (20+) is the best music that has been vorever written.

Lili Kraus était une remarquable mozartienne. Merci de lui rendre hommage.

This music is so glorious you can start with No. 20 and be at No. 27 and not even realize four hours have passed. Masterpieces all.

what still seems incredible is that in the times we are leaving we have access to so many wonderful music, documentaires, movies and that we can communicate immediately with anybody anywhere . only 40 or 30 or even 20 years ago was unthinkable.

Congratulations

Божественный .. Бессмертный Моцарт. А на Земле пржил всего 35 лет. 🤔♥️🇧🇾

Brilliant Pianist Love the Concerto Mozart is Pure Magic ⭐🎶🎶💞👏🎶

Mozart's music invites me into the comfortable and fascinating world Mozart's works are the cradle of my nostalgic memories While listening to Mozart's piano works, it is special to see the shining famous autumn Moon over the bamboo grove In Kyoto's Sagano , Japan The autumn is around the corner

These music have the scent of Mozart's aesthetics and his unrivaled genius

СПАСИБО ВАМ ЗА ВОЗМОЖНОСТЬ БЫТЬ ВСЕ УТРО СПРЕКРАСНОЙ МУЗЫКОЙ МОЦАРТА В ИСПОЛНЕНИИ ВЕЛИКИХ МУЗЫКАНТОВ МОЕЙ МЛОДОСТИ И СОВРЕМЕННОСТИ!!!

Моцарт жил и творил Верой в Триумфальную и Спасительную Власть Истинной Музыки !!! Теппер Михаил.

I can't go past mozart's compositions. A true gift from the cosmos. Lili Krause brings his music to life as no other pianist has been able to. Mozart would approve. So good to listen to when settling down for the night.

The Superfine architectonics of Crystal Сlear Melodies !!! Lili Kraus is Miracle !!! Tepper Michael.

Always such a great pleasure to listen to Mozart's beautiful music. Still can't get over how young he was when he passed away. Imagine all the wonderful music he would have composed for our enjoyment if he lived to be 80 years old!

The highest echelon of music Mozart's mature piano concertos

Happy bday to Mozart today! Thank you for the musical gifts!

i remember with the concerte nro 23 for piano i construct my fisrt PC desktop and i buy a CD DRIVE and a friend gift me my first music cd "concert for piano nr 23 MOZART" whe i listened ohhh is for wanderfull of my the quality sound (CD in year 97!!), the music is very special for me the nr 23 concert for piano!! :)

this is the best recording of Mozart's piano concertos. I think I've been listening to all three records a milion time. 🧡🧡🧡

It dances. His Music Dances.

An excellent post for the western classical music lovers.

Tänk om Mozart hade fått leva ytterligare 35 år, vilken enorm musikskatt hade vi inte kunnat ha möjlighet att lyssna till?! Imagine if Mozart had lived for another 35 years, what enormous music treasure could we not have been able to listen to ?! Stellen Sie sich vor, wenn Mozart noch 35 Jahre gelebt hätte, welche enorme Musiksteuer hätten wir nicht hören können?! ¡Imagínese si Mozart hubiera vivido por otros 35 años, qué enorme impuesto musical no podríamos haber escuchado?

Thank you! Lili Kraus was the inspiration for me to play piano when I was a child. For me Lili Kraus is also today the reference how to play a Mozart concerto.

Concerti meravigliosi, uno più bello dell " altro!@! Grazie a chi li condivide con l 'umanità intera.💕💥💚

Una colección de grabaciones maravillosas: la intérprete, Lili Kraus ,insuperable con las creaciones del Gran Mozart.

Thank you for uploading this! And indeed a big thanks to Sony Music for their generosity in allowing this release.

Mozart's music changed my life and enriched my existence. Gracias Maestro.

Composing such masterpieces, mozart is an absolute genius

Bon jour from Periguex France,, I play these through the whole house system everyday,,, life is so much enjoyable with Mozart,, merci💖🇫🇷💋

W.A..MOZART Y SU MARAVILLOSA INTÉRPRETE LILI KRAUS, DIVINOS !!! INMORTALES 💖💖💖💖💖

Lili Kraus and Ingrid habler are to Mozart as Rosalyn Tureck and Tatiana Nikolayeva are to BACH. Legends of the piano history.

Грандиозно! Огромное спасибо за бережное сохранение мирового культурного наследие. Ваш труд делает вам честь .

Lili Kraus....quelle Grande Dame du piano!

just listened to this in one sitting while programming. i feel great

These songs are not just ordinary music their far beyond human imagination

There is Mozart, and there's the rest of them. Not that they're all alike, but he is one of a kind.

Mozart’s music is a fast acting elixir of the mind

Wonderful Lili Kraus!

I'm so thankful that i was born after Mozart's music has been composed.