Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Piano Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, K. 238: 1. Allegro aperto
2. Piano Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, K. 238: 2. (Andante un poco adagio)
3. Piano Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, K. 238: 3. Rondeau: Allegro
4. Piano Concerto No. 8 in C major ('Lützow') K. 246: 1. Allegro aperto
5. Piano Concerto No. 8 in C major ('Lützow') K. 246: 2. Andante
6. Piano Concerto No. 8 in C major ('Lützow') K. 246: 3. Rondeau: Tempo di Menuetto
7. Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major ('Jeunehomme,' 'Jenamy'), K. 271: 1. Allegro
8. Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major ('Jeunehomme,' 'Jenamy'), K. 271: 2. Andantino
9. Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major ('Jeunehomme,' 'Jenamy'), K. 271: 3. Rondeau: Presto - Menuetto: Cantabile - Tempo primo

Disc 2:

1. Piano Concerto No. 11 in F major, K. 413 (K. 387a): 1. Allegro
2. Piano Concerto No. 11 in F major, K. 413 (K. 387a): 2. Larghetto
3. Piano Concerto No. 11 in F major, K. 413 (K. 387a): 3. Tempo di Menuetto
4. Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414 (K. 385p): 1. Allegro
5. Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414 (K. 385p): 2. Andante
6. Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414 (K. 385p): 3. Allegretto
7. Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K. 449: 1. Allegro vivace
8. Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K. 449: 2. Andantino
9. Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K. 449: 3. Allegro, ma non troppo
10. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, K. 39: 1. Allegro spiritoso
11. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, K. 39: 2. Andante
12. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, K. 39: 3. Molto allegro

Disc 3:

1. Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K. 415 (K. 387b): 1. Allegro
2. Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K. 415 (K. 387b): 2. Andante
3. Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K. 415 (K. 387b): 3. Allegro
4. Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K. 450: 1. Allegro
5. Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K. 450: 2. (Andante)
6. Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K. 450: 3. Allegro
7. Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453: 1. Allegro
8. Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453: 2. Andante
9. Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453: 3. Allegretto

Disc 4:

1. Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major, K. 451: 1. Allegro
2. Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major, K. 451: 2. (Andante)
3. Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major, K. 451: 3. Allegro di molto
4. Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K. 456: 1. Allegro vivace
5. Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K. 456: 2. Andante un poco sostenuto
6. Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K. 456: 3. Allegro vivace
7. Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459: 1. Allegro vivace
8. Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459: 2. Allegretto
9. Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459: 3. Allegro assai

Disc 5:

1. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: 1. Allegro
2. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: 2. Romance
3. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: 3. (Allegro assai)
4. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ('Elvira Madigan') K. 467: 1. Allegro
5. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ('Elvira Madigan') K. 467: 2. Andante
6. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ('Elvira Madigan') K. 467: 3. Allegro vivace assai
7. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F major, K. 37: 1. Allegro
8. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F major, K. 37: 2. Andante
9. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F major, K. 37: 3. (Allegro)

Disc 6:

1. Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482: 1. Allegro
2. Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482: 2. Andante
3. Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482: 3. Allegro
4. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: 1. Allegro
5. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: 2. Adagio
6. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: 3. Allegro assai
7. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major, K. 40: 1. Allegro maestoso
8. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major, K. 40: 2. Andante
9. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major, K. 40: 3. Presto

Disc 7:

1. Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491: 1. Allegro
2. Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491: 2. Larghetto
3. Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491: 3. (Allegretto)
4. Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503: 1. Allegro maestoso
5. Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503: 2. Andante
6. Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503: 3. (Allegretto)
7. Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major, K. 175: 1. Allegro
8. Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major, K. 175: 2. Andante, ma un poco adagio
9. Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major, K. 175: 3. Allegro

Disc 8:

1. Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major ('Coronation') K. 537: 1. Allegro
2. Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major ('Coronation') K. 537: 2. (Larghetto)
3. Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major ('Coronation') K. 537: 3. (Allegretto)
4. Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595: 1. Allegro
5. Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595: 2. Larghetto
6. Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595: 3. Allegro
7. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, K. 41: 1. Allegro
8. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, K. 41: 2. Andante
9. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, K. 41: 3. Molto allegro

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44551 in Music
• Brand: Anda
• Released on: 2002-05-14
• Number of discs: 8
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .52 pounds

Customer Reviews

Beautiful, seminal interpretations
Géza Anda's interpretations of Mozart's piano concertos are immortal classics that should not be overlooked. Granted, it is a crowded field, which include many excellent accounts (Perahia's, for example). But these recordings - made in Salzburg - are fine examples of the rare moments in music making when a soloist and ensemble forms a coherent unit. Anda and his Salzburger team know Mozart by heart, and they perform these works with an unmatched dedication and sophistication. Technical brilliance is not the ultimate goal here; it is rather the music itself, how to let it flow with a balanced passion. This keeps the element of spontaneity, so crucial in Mozart's music, alive and sparkling.

Anda's Mozart is thus never dull, which occasionally is the case with Brendel's or Perahia's. In his hands, each phrase is given attention, vitality, and expressive nuance. As a result, it is a sheer delight to listen to all the 27 concertos for the (almost) ten hours it takes.

So far for the interpretations. Regarding recording quality, these recordings were made in the sixties at a time when the DG engineers really couldn't compete with, say Decca or HMV. The recordings are thus a bit dry, even if the remasterings are excellent. But do not let this very minor shortcoming prevent you from experience these outstanding interpretations.

To sum up: this set is strongly recommended for any music collector. Mozart's piano concertos have never been more attractively presented than in the hands of Anda.

Geza Anda in love with Mozart
Geza Anda has been one of my favorite pianists for a long time. He has moved me deeply with his beautiful style, playing every composition as if he composed it himself, with power of expression and feeling.

This complete Mozart piano concertos box set is a beautiful collectors' edition, recorded from 1961 to 1969, with Deustche Grammophon's superb sound.

Geza Anda was born in Budapest in 1921, studied with Dohnanyi and Kodaly. He won the Liszt Price in 1940. A protege of Furtwaengler - who called him "le troubadour du piano," he died of cancer in 1976.

He has received numerous awards with his earlier recordings of Liszt, Chopin, Brahms, and also with Mozart. His friend Clara Haskil influenced his approach to Mozart.
He was the first pianist who recorded all of Mozart's piano concertos, conducting from the keyboard, with the Camerata Academica des Salzburger Mozarteums.

From 1952 until his death, Anda made a solo appearance every year at the Salzburg Festival, a record matched by no other musician in Mozart's birthplace.

Still among the best Mozart piano concerto cycles
During his lifetime Geza Anda was acknowledged as among the foremost interpreters of Mozart's piano scores, perfoming annually at the Salzburg Festival towards the end of his life. His Mozart piano concerto cycle was the first to be recorded almost in its entirety by one soloist and orchestra. It was also the first to have the orchestra under the soloist's direction. Recorded over the span of several years, these performances still sound quite vividly clear and crisp. The sound quality on these recordings is absolutely first rate. Credit is due to Deutsche Grammophon's recording engineers; these are some of the label's best recordings from the 1960's. As a soloist, Anda gives introspective, yet passionate, readings of Mozart's scores which lack the exuberance of Daniel Barenboim's performances with the English Chamber Orchestra, but are as polished as Alfred Brendel's with the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner's direction. Most noteworthy are his performances of the 14th, 17th, 20th, 21st, 24th, 26th and 27th concerti, but the others sound fine too. Fans of Mozart's piano concerti will not be disappointed with this inexpensive CD set, which still holds its own against its more recent, better recorded competition from the likes of Perahia and Uchida, to name but a few.