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Mozart at Melbourne

Mozart works for piano and violin, two pianos, piano duet and solo piano, played by members of the Team of Pianists with guest violinist Leonard Dommett. 1967 sonata performances sit beside later keyboard sessions for the bicentenary.

Team of Pianistsensemble Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartcomposer
  • CatalogueMCD 046
  • Released1991
  • Playing time74 minutes 3 seconds

Listen & tracks

6 works · 74:03

  1. Sonata in D Major for Two Pianos, KV 448Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 3 movements19:11
    1. 1 Allegro con spirito 5:47
    2. 2 Andante 7:00
    3. 3 Allegro molto 6:24
  2. 4 Adagio in B Minor, KV 540 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 8:52
  3. Sonata for Piano and Violin in E♭ Major, KV 481Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 3 movements19:51
    1. 5 Molto Allegro 5:36
    2. 6 Adagio 8:19
    3. 7 Allegretto; Allegro 5:56
  4. 8 Fantasia in D Minor, KV 397 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 6:02
  5. 9 Andante and Variations in G Major for Piano Duet, KV 501 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 7:36
  6. Sonata for Piano and Violin in G Major/Minor, KV 379Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 2 movements12:31
    1. 10 Adagio; Allegro 6:53
    2. 11 Andantino cantabile; Adagio; Allegretto 5:38

In 1967, pianist Max Cooke and ABC concertmaster Leonard Dommett gave three Melbourne recitals of twelve Mozart sonatas and six by Handel. Some of those piano-and-violin performances were issued on W&G LP. The original masters could not be found, so the best 1967 pressing was remastered for this disc.

Max Cooke then proposed adding further Mozart keyboard works to complete the programme and to mark the bicentenary of the composer’s death. The 1967 sonatas are joined by later Team of Pianists sessions of the two-piano Sonata KV 448, the Adagio KV 540, the Fantasia KV 397, and the piano-duet Variations KV 501.

This is the fourth Team of Pianists release on Move, following titles such as Pianists of Excellence and Hamilton.

In the artist’s words

Some of these were subsequently recorded by the W&G record company, now no longer involved in record production. Listening to one of these old LP discs, I realised that even nearly a quarter of a century later, the standards of artistry and sound reproduction compare favourably with modern recordings. In spite of the fact that the original masters could not be located, and rather than allowing these marvellous performances to be lost to today’s music lovers, it was decided to remaster these recordings from the best 1967 pressing available. When I put this idea to Max Cooke, he proposed adding interesting keyboard works by Mozart, to make up a complete recording, and at the same time to honour Mozart upon the occasion of the 200th anniversary of his death.

— Darryl Coote

Reviews

An utterly indispensable disc.

— Melbourne Report

Artists

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Team of Pianists

ensemble

The Melbourne-based Team of Pianists is acclaimed for high standards of artistry and professionalism, and has captivated audiences in Australia and overseas for nearly twenty years through solo, chamber and concerto performance.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

composer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He wrote over 600 works, many of them pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic and choral music, and remains among the most enduringly popular of classical composers.

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Performers

Technical credits

  • Producer Darryl Coote
    Max Cooke
  • Recording Engineer Lindsay Morehouse (tracks 5–7, 10 and 11)
    Martin Wright

Details

List price
$25.00 AUD
Total playing time
74 minutes 3 seconds
Release date
Categories
Classical, Keyboard
Genre
Classical Era
Musical work copyright
© 1991 Team of Pianists
Sound recording copyright
℗ 1991 Move Records
Catalogue
MCD 046
EAN
9314574004625

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