If you know who Mozart is and you know who Artur Schnabel is, this five-disc set of Schnabel performing Mozart will be self-recommending. That is to say, if you know the sublime simplicity and supreme spirituality of Mozart's music and you know the graceful elegance and soulful profundity of Schnabel's playing, this disc will be self-recommending. Why? Because not only does it contain all of Schnabel's EMI recordings of Mozart's concertos -- his wonderfully witty Concerto No. 22 from 1941 with Bruno Walter, his luminously ...
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If you know who Mozart is and you know who Artur Schnabel is, this five-disc set of Schnabel performing Mozart will be self-recommending. That is to say, if you know the sublime simplicity and supreme spirituality of Mozart's music and you know the graceful elegance and soulful profundity of Schnabel's playing, this disc will be self-recommending. Why? Because not only does it contain all of Schnabel's EMI recordings of Mozart's concertos -- his wonderfully witty Concerto No. 22 from 1941 with Bruno Walter, his luminously lyrical Concerto No. 27 from 1934 with John Barbirolli, his nearly demonic Concerto No. 20 from 1948 with Walter Süsskind, and four others -- and all his EMI recordings of Mozart's solo piano music -- his darkly driven Sonata in A minor, K. 310; his poignantly melancholy A minor Rondo, K. 511; and two others -- plus his intensely dramatic Piano Quartet in G minor with members of the Fine Arts Quartet from 1934. It also contains live recordings of the great German pianist playing all...
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Very Good. Size: 5x0x5; Free Upgrade to first Class Shipping! Discs look absolutely mint and are Fully Guaranteed. Includes all cases and liner notes. Outer box is cracked and torn. Ships with tracking the same or next business day from New Haven, CT. We fully guarantee to ship the exact same item as listed and work hard to maintain our excellent customer service.
