Maria Joao Pires - Pires: Complete Concerto Recordings on Deutsche [CD]
Pires: Complete Concerto Recordings on Deutsche
Maria Joao Pires
CD Rel Date: 1985-04-14
This collection brings together all of Maria Joao Pires' concerto recordings for Deutsche Grammophon from between 1990 and 2011. It displays the great Portuguese pianist in the music of three composers who have always been close to her heart - Mozart, Schumann and Chopin - and whose intimacy of scale is ideally suited to her distinctive musicianship. An artist averse to the trappings of international stardom and one who has long preferred to plough a unique furrow, Pires has developed a musical voice focused on the essence of a work's communicative qualities, powered by love, intuition and an unworldliness that allows every note to feel emotionally genuine. 5 CDs box set in original jackets includes an extensive full-colour booklet.
Tracklist:
- Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Emmanuel Krivine
- Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 - Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Emmanuel Krivine
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K449 - Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K537 `Coronation' - Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453 - Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467 `Elvira Madigan' - Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466 - Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K595 - Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488 - Mozarteum-Orchester Salzburg, Frans Brüggen 1
- Mozart: Ch'io mi scordi di te?... Non temer, amato bene, K505 - Christine Schäfer (soprano) Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Ab
- Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 - Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado