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Delius, Mozart, Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Curzon

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-05-02

Works: Frederick Delius: Concerto for Piano in C minor, RT vii/4; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Curzon, Clifford
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"The piece de resistance here is the Delius Concerto. Nowadays, Curzon is primarily associated with the core repertoire - Mozart, Schubert, Schumann and Brahms -...continue...

Beethoven, Mozart: Piano Concertos / Curzon, Boulez, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation"
Performers: Curzon, Clifford
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

A pupil of Artur Schnabel and Wanda Landowska, Clifford Curzon was deeply in touch with the musical legacy of the works he performed. In these...continue...

Mozart: Double Concerto, etc / Curzon, Barenboim, English CO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K 365 (316a); Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595; Sonata for 2 Pianos in D major, K 448 (375a)
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Britten, Benjamin; Curzon, Clifford
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"It is hard to contain one's praise for Curzon's artistry. In his touch, in his whole approach, he has the full measure of Mozart, treading...continue...

Mozart, Franck, R. Strauss / Peyer, Curzon, Amadeus Quartet

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7; Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op. 85
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Curzon, Clifford; de Peyer, Gervase; Pleeth, William
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

This CD combines two great soloists; the clarinetist Gervase de Peyer and the celebrated pianist Clifford Curzon with the Amadeus Quartet in two mainstream popular...continue...