So greatly did Ignaz Lachner venerate Mozart that he arranged twelve of the 27 piano concertos for performance by small ensembles. Lachner, who had known Schubert in Vienna and had met Beethoven, was superbly equipped for these arrangements ensuring that the string quintet of soloists, with the double bass largely doubling the cello role, sounds thoroughly idiomatic. The three selected works represent the different sized orchestras Mozart employed, K. 246 being the most lightly scored, and K. 488 the most complex. The anonymous arrangement of excerpts from Die Zauberflote proves equally vital and attractive.

Tracklist:

Piano Concerto No. 23 In A Major, K. 488 (Arr. I. Lachner For Piano & Strings): I. Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 23 In A Major, K. 488 (Arr. I. Lachner For Piano & Strings): II. Adagio
Piano Concerto No. 23 In A Major, K. 488 (Arr. I. Lachner For Piano & Strings): III. Allegro Assai
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (Excerpts) [Arr. For Strings]: Overture
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (Excerpts) [Arr. For Strings]: Zu Hilfe, Zu Hilfe!
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (Excerpts) [Arr. For Strings]: Bei Männern, Welche Liebe Fühlen
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (Excerpts) [Arr. For Strings] :Der Hölle Rache Kocht In Meinem Herzen
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (Excerpts) [Arr. For Strings]: Pa-Pa-Pa-Papageno
Piano Concerto No. 8 In C Major, K. 246 "Lützow" (Arr. I. Lachner For Piano & Strings): I. Allegro Aperto
Piano Concerto No. 8 In C Major, K. 246 "Lützow" (Arr. I. Lachner For Piano & Strings) II. Andante
Piano Concerto No. 8 In C Major, K. 246 "Lützow" (Arr. I. Lachner For Piano & Strings): III. Rondeau. Tempo D

UPC: 747313401277
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 4.12.19
Format: CD

Mozart / Castell-Jacomin - Piano Concertos 8 & 23 / Die Zauberflote (CD)