Brautigam Mozart Concertos
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Mozart: Concertos for Two and Three Pianos
Ronald Brautigam and Alexei Lubimov (fortepianos)
Haydn Sinfonietta Wien, Manfred Huss (direction and fortepiano)
These performances are crisp, rhythmically propelled, full of movement and invested with bold energy. — More…
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 18 & 22
Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
While Brautigam and Willens have sometims tended to favour tempos distinctly on the fast side, that isn't the case here: these are finely-judged performances throughout, in which every detail... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2014, Editor's Choice
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 14 & 21
RecommendedRonald Brautigam (fortepiano), with Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Die Kolner Akadamie, Michael Alexander Willens
[This issue] proves every bit as immediate and lively in musical approach as its predecessors. Brautigam, bearing out his reputation as a musical and intellectual powerhouse, animates every... — More…
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Building a Library, December 2016, Also Recommended
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 27
RecommendedRonald Brautigam (fortepiano)
Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
Brautigam and Michael Alexander Willens are never exactly slouches when it comes to tempos, and they give a breathlessly agitated account of the opening movement of the D minor Concerto K466...the... — More…
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Building A Library, January 2022, Also Recommended - K466
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 15 & 16
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)
Die Kolner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
The series's central sources of strength remains Ronald Brautigam's muscular yet sensitively nuanced command of of Mozartian discourse in every aspect: for instance, his straightfoward accounts... — More…
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-4 'Pasticcio Concertos'
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)
Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
Ronald Brautigam and Michael Alexander Willens offer characteristically lively performances — More…
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 12
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)
Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
The Cologne Academy is a small band...but its playing under Michael Alexander Willens is lively and stylish throughout...What's impressive about [Brautigam's] playing is not just its sprightliness,... — More…
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 5 & 6
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)
Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 26
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)
Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
This is a really fine performance [of K453], with the slow movement's sublime interplay between piano and winds perfectly judged, and the wit and drama of the variation finale vividly handled... — More…
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 24 & 25
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)
Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
Characterised by lively tempos, crisp articulation, taut rhythms and the ability to convey to the listener the joy of music-making, Brautigam's playing strips away the varnish to let you hear,... — More…
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