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Serkin plays Mozart | BBC Legends BBCL42272

Serkin plays Mozart

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Label: BBC Legends

Cat No: BBCL42272

Barcode: 0684911422726

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 29th October 2007

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Contents

Artists

Rudolf Serkin (piano)
English Chamber Orchestra

Conductor

Alexander Schneider

Works

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

German Dances (6), K571
Marches (2), K335
» no.1 in D major
Piano Concerto no.14 in E flat major, K449
Piano Concerto no.21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan'

Artists

Rudolf Serkin (piano)
English Chamber Orchestra

Conductor

Alexander Schneider

About

Rudolf Serkin (1903-1991) made his debut as guest artist with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra when he was only 12. Over the next few years, Serkin toured Europe and, in 1935, made his first US appearance playing with Adolf Busch. In 1936, he launched his solo concert career with the New York Philharmonic under Arturo Toscanini. During this time, in 1937, Serkin played his first New York recital at Carnegie Hall. Becoming an American citizen in 1939, Serkin made his home in Philadelphia, where he soon became head of the piano department of the Curtis Institute of Music. He taught piano there until 1968, when he became the Institute's director. Serkin was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964, and, in March 1972, he celebrated his 100th appearance with the New York Philharmonic. In 1987, Serkin's health forced him to retire from touring. He died at his home in Guilford, Vermont in 1991.

The release of the Mozart Concertos Nos 14 & 21 together with the Six German Dances and supplemented by the March in D, K.335 are all taken from the Edinburgh (No.14, March and Dances) and City of London Festivals (No.21). Unlike the previous issue of Mozart Concertos, these broadcasts are all in stereo and are in excellent sound for the period.

Serkin had recorded all this music before, in the studio, but these live broadcasts catch the pianist on the wing - he was always best when playing freely outside the confines of the studio.

The repeat of the Six German Dances was unavoidable due to the amount of officially cleared material available by the Serkin Estate but they are in stereo and offer a lot of enjoyment in good sound.

Contents:
- Piano Concerto No. 14, K.449
- March in D, K. 335
- Six German Dances, K. 571
Recorded: Usher hall, 28 August 1964

- Piano Concert No. 21, K.467
Recorded: Guildhall, London, 23 July 1966

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