Concerto for Fortepiano in B Flat Major

1. Concerto for piano & orchestra in B flat
Composed by Antonio Salieri
with Paul Badura-Skoda , I Solisti Veneti
Conducted by Claudio Scimone

2. Concerto for Flute, Oboe & Orchestra in C major
Composed by Antonio Salieri
with Pietro Borgonovo , I Solisti Veneti , Clementine Hoogendoorn
Conducted by Claudio Scimone

3. Sinfonia in B flat "La Tempesta di Mare"
Composed by Francesco Salieri
with I Solisti Veneti
Conducted by Claudio Scimone

Tracks:

Clavier-Concert 5 KV 175 In D: Allegro
Clavier-Concert 5 KV 175 In D: Andante ma un poco Adagio
Clavier-Concert 5 KV 175 In D: Allegro
Clavier-Concert 9 KV 271 In Es: Allegro
Clavier-Concert 9 KV 271 In Es: Andantino
Clavier-Concert 9 KV 271 In Es: Rondeau Presto Menuetto - Tempo Primo

Tracks:

Clavier-Concert 8 KV 246 In C: Allegro Aperto
Clavier-Concert 8 KV 246 In C: Andante
Clavier-Concert 8 KV 246 In C: Rondeau Tempo di Menuetto
Clavier-Concert 28 KV 382 In D - Rondo: Allegretto Grazioso Adagio - Allegro
Clavier-Concert 12 KV 414 In A: Allegro
Clavier-Concert 12 KV 414 In A: Andante
Clavier-Concert 12 KV 414 In A: Allegretto

Tracks:

Clavier-Concert 11 KV 413 In F: Allegro
Clavier-Concert 11 KV 413 In F: Larghetto
Clavier-Concert 11 KV 413 In F: Tempo di Menuetto
Clavier-Concert 13 KV 415 In C: Allegro poco Maestoso
Clavier-Concert 13 KV 415 In C: Andante
Clavier-Concert 13 KV 415 In C: Allegro Scherzando
Clavier-Concert 14 KV 449 In Es: Allegro Vivace
Clavier-Concert 14 KV 449 In Es: Andantino
Clavier-Concert 14 KV 449 In Es: Allegro ma non troppo

Tracks:

Clavier-Concert 15 KV 450 In B Flat: Allegro
Clavier-Concert 15 KV 450 In B Flat: Andante
Clavier-Concert 15 KV 450 In B Flat: Allegro
Clavier-Concert 16 KV 451 In D: Allegro assai
Clavier-Concert 16 KV 451 In D: Andante
Clavier-Concert 16 KV 451 In D: Rondo, Allegro di molto

Tracks:

Clavier-Concert 6 KV 238 In B Flat: Allegro aperto
Clavier-Concert 6 KV 238 In B Flat: Andante un poco Adagio
Clavier-Concert 6 KV 238 In B Flat: Allegro Rondo
Clavier-Concert 17 KV 453 In G: Allegro
Clavier-Concert 17 KV 453 In G: Andante
Clavier-Concert 17 KV 453 In G: Allegretto

Tracks:

Clavier-Concert 18 KV 456 In B Flat: Allegro Vivace
Clavier-Concert 18 KV 456 In B Flat: Andante un poco Sostenuto
Clavier-Concert 18 KV 456 In B Flat: Allegro Vivace
Clavier-Concert 19 KV 459 In F: Allegro
Clavier-Concert 19 KV 459 In F: Allegretto
Clavier-Concert 19 KV 459 In F: Allegro assai

Tracks:

Clavier-Concert 20 KV 466 In D Minor: Allegro
Clavier-Concert 20 KV 466 In D Minor: Romanze
Clavier-Concert 20 KV 466 In D Minor: Allegro assai
Clavier-Concert 21 KV 467 In C: Allegro Maestoso
Clavier-Concert 21 KV 467 In C: Andante
Clavier-Concert 21 KV 467 In C: Allegro Vivace

Tracks:

Clavier-Concert 22 KV 482 In E Flat: Allegro
Clavier-Concert 22 KV 482 In E Flat: Andante
Clavier-Concert 22 KV 482 In E Flat: Allegro
Clavier-Concert 23 KV 488 In A: Allegro
Clavier-Concert 23 KV 488 In A: Andante
Clavier-Concert 23 KV 488 In A: Presto

Tracks:

Clavier-Concert 24 KV 491 In C Minor: Allegro
Clavier-Concert 24 KV 491 In C Minor: Larghetto
Clavier-Concert 24 KV 491 In C Minor: Allegretto
Clavier-Concert 25 KV 503 In C: Allegro Maestoso
Clavier-Concert 25 KV 503 In C: Andante
Clavier-Concert 25 KV 503 In C: Allegretto

Tracks:

Clavier-Concert 26 KV 537 In D: Allegro
Clavier-Concert 26 KV 537 In D: Larghetto
Clavier-Concert 26 KV 537 In D: Allegretto
Clavier-Concert 27 KV 595 In B Flat: Allegro
Clavier-Concert 27 KV 595 In B Flat: Larghetto
Clavier-Concert 27 KV 595 In B Flat: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

Beautifully done, temperate, wonderful sounding and constantly delightful.......2007-07-14

I am 100 percent in harmony with the other reviewers that gave this set 5 stars. It is a wonderful rendition of Mozart's known concertos on 10 separate disks grouped in a box. Jos von Immerseel, one of the heavyweights of period performance, plays period keyboard and conducts his orchestra, Anime Eternal, in these early 1990s recordings that sound splendid, spacious, and highly detailed.

Whether you are listening to the joyous tread of the early Concerto No. 5, or one of the mature minor key concerti, or the final incomparable Concerto No. 27, Immerseel takes you on a journey of delight and discovery with playing and recording that is uniformly outstanding throughout the collection.

Immerseel's playing is always tempered by the moderation that keeps Mozart from becoming Beethoven. Indeed, I find Immerseel more temrperamentally suited to Mozart than Beethoven, based on his recordings of Ludwig van's Concerti Nos. 1-5. While those are good and No. 4 is great, they are not performed with the stylistic qualities or level of spit and polish he and his band regularly demonstrate in Mozart.

Anime Eterna plays and responds wonderfully for the maestro-soloist in this set. The period strings don't have the luster of modern steel strings but they play well and don't sound like iron on iron. Meanwhile, the woodwinds, brass and timpani all perform admirably and they capture every nuance Mozart put into these scores.

This set is a keeper for anyone that wants to hear Mozart played on instruments and in sound that may have mimicked what it was like in his day. I've heard a few of the competing period performances in Mozart and none impressed me like Immerseel and Anime Eterna. If you put this set on your shelf next to Buchbinder's grand piano box with Vienna Symphony, you are equipped well enough in this repertoire to outlast most competition for the next quarter-century.

Beautifully Performed and a Bargain.......2006-07-06

To get a couple of minor negatives out of the way first: This is an integral of the original solo concertos only. You won't get the four juvenile arrangements of other composers' work for the piano and orchestra. The three piano concerto is missing. More regrettably, so is the duo piano concerto. Notes are minimal and in German only, so newcomers won't find much in the way of background on the music or the performers. The 5 star rating is based upon the performances, not for the presentation.

Those negatives aside, I am glad I bought the set. Immerseel's performances on a sweet-toned fortepiano are technically polished, well inflected and have all sorts of nicely turned improvisation-like touches. He also plays continuo in the tuttis. The period instrument orchestra acquits itself well. The tension between the fortepiano, wind band, and strings is much easier to put across with period instruments. The acoustic is intimate but lively and very nicely recorded.

I also own the Bilson/Gardiner Archiv cycle and the torso of the aborted Levin/Hogwood effort. The latter was an unfortunate casualty of the downturn in the recording industry a few years back and would probably have been the preferred cycle, for Levin's improvised cadenzas alone. If you can live with the omissions in Immerseel's work, you won't be disappointed if you are in the market for a period instrument cycle. The performances are top drawer and at roughly $6 per disc a bargain. The Bilson/Gardiner effort is a little more expensive in its current mid-price issue and includes the multiple piano concertos, but also omitting the four early arrangements.

Delicious.......1999-07-17

I've heard about every major recording (and minor) of Mozart's piano concertos. I even bought Bilson's outing with Gardiner and the EBS.

But I'll probably buy this one too, now, after having heard it all awhile back. Even if you hate the fortepiano, you may well like the one Immerseel plays here. It's really delicious.

Tracks:

Concerto For Fortepiano In C Flat Major: Allegro maestoso
Concerto For Fortepiano In C Flat Major: Larghetto
Concerto For Fortepiano In C Flat Major: Andantino
Concerto For Fortepiano In B Flat Major: Allegro moderato
Concerto For Fortepiano In B Flat Major: Adagio
Concerto For Fortepiano In B Flat Major: Tempo di minuetto
Concerto For Fortepiano In B Flat Major: Adagio non molto - Allegro
Concerto For Fortepiano In B Flat Major: Andante non molto
Concerto For Fortepiano In B Flat Major: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

the importance of context.......2000-12-02

The first two concertos here are by the now infamous Antonio Salieri, and while the B flat work seems to support the notion that he was no match for Mozart when it came to instrumental music, the C major concerto is a much greater work that even Salieri gave himself credit for. The Larghetto is beautiful and more moving than you might expect from a composer known for his mediocrity. Much of the orchestral accompaniment is a tasteful pizzicato strum, and Staier provides his own excellent candenza with the dampers on to provide a soft, ghostly touch. If you're not familiar with the sound of a fortepiano this wouldn't be a bad introduction. While it lacks some of the character of an original instrument, Staier's copy by Monika May of a c.1785 Walter has excellent, crisp (and well-tuned) treble and a big, reedy bass sound. The Andantino of this and the opening movement of the next Salieri concerto feature numerous colorful embellishments on the part of Concerto Köln, always a strong group. Despite the fine playing, though, which most effectively argues in favor of the C major work, Salieri's other effort in the genre doesn't have as much going for it. The minuet finale is light and pleasing enough and features a very bouncy bass line in the piano.

Steffan was a Bohemian respected for his keyboard composition and performance, much like Dussek but less tempestuous and ultimately less-appreciated. Failing eyesight virtually ended his career in 1775, but he did continue to write and this B flat piano concerto came between the years 1780-1790. It begins with a slow introduction in D minor, the first statement by the piano coming in after only 20 seconds. Very much worth hearing. The Allegro is a model of the Classical Viennese style. Cadenzas are the composer's, and while there are few surprises after the introduction, it is a fine addition to the canon and the finale is very energetic. Again the performance and recording are ideal, and while it's unlikely that we'll see a Steffan craze anytime soon, those interested in the music going on around Mozart would do well to listen to this CD. Piano aficionados should also look into Robert Hill's "Stepan - Music for Fortepiano" (MDG 620 0870-2). The liner notes to this Salieri/Steffan CD state that Steffan's contributions to Classicism have yet to be assesed. Listen for yourselves.

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