Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 23

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Mozart composed no fewer than 23 piano concertos throughout his career. The format offered both a great flexibility of expression and an excellent source of performance material, allowing the composer to demonstrate his masterly composing as well as his virtuosic piano technique. This album features the enigmatic No. 23 and the ebullient No. 17, performed by Richard Goode with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

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Mozart composed no fewer than 23 piano concertos throughout his career. The format offered both a great flexibility of expression and an excellent source of performance material, allowing the composer to demonstrate his masterly composing as well as his virtuosic piano technique. This album features the enigmatic No. 23 and the ebullient No. 17, performed by Richard Goode with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

ProductionCredits

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced and Engineered by Max Wilcox and Judith Sherman
Recorded December 1981 at RCA Studio “A” in New York City,
Production Coordinator: Elise Keen

Art Direction: Ron Coro, Kristen Kasell Nikosey
Design & Illustration: Kristen Kasell Nikosey

Director: Keith Holzman

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79042

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1disc
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Available
Artist Name
Richard Goode
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MUSICIANS
Richard Goode, piano
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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CD+MP3
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0.00
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075597904222BUN
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MP3
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9.00
UPC
603497129164

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  • About This Album

    Mozart composed no fewer than 23 piano concertos throughout his career. The format offered both a great flexibility of expression and an excellent source of performance material, allowing the composer to demonstrate his masterly composing as well as his virtuosic piano technique. This album features the enigmatic No. 23 and the ebullient No. 17, performed by Richard Goode with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    Richard Goode, piano
    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced and Engineered by Max Wilcox and Judith Sherman
    Recorded December 1981 at RCA Studio “A” in New York City,
    Production Coordinator: Elise Keen

    Art Direction: Ron Coro, Kristen Kasell Nikosey
    Design & Illustration: Kristen Kasell Nikosey

    Director: Keith Holzman

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