Concerto
Mozart
Piano Concertos Nos 20 & 25; Rondo in A minor, K511
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Jeremy Denk (piano)
Nonesuch 7559791687 69:33 mins
In a lengthy programme note, Jeremy Denk offers a very personal description of each work’s narrative, albeit with solid technical information. The performances themselves avoid self-indulgence, yet there’s plenty of engagement and affection.
No. 25’s opening tutti immediately establishes clean lines and a sense of purpose. Denk picks up the mood, and is alert its sometimes mercurial changes of direction. His rubato, usually tasteful, is stretched a bit in the , perhaps owing to the spontaneity of the live recording; but the blended sound of soloist and orchestra reinforces
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