{"product_id":"schnabel-mozart-piano-concerto-no-27-1934-pasc005","title":"SCHNABEL Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 (1934) - PASC005","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eMOZART \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003ePiano Concerto No. 27\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eRecorded in 1934\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eDuration 31:03\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eArtur Schnabel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003epiano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e London Symphony Orchestra,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eConductor: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eJohn Barbirolli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fA listener writes578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fSchnabel's perfectly shaped phrases exceed that of the otherwise decent orchestral playing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eSchnabel\nis legendary. I learned his name early in my musical studies but have\nseldom had the occasion to enjoy his playing. Many a piano student has\nbenefitted from his edition of the Beethoven sonatas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis\nrecording has a startling dynamic range and delicacy to it. The\nunaccompanied piano phrases, the tails of which are played pianissimo,\nare quite daring for this old format which was beset with such a limited\ndynamic capability. This is not a performance governed by calculated\ncerebrality, but rather there seems to be a sense of a sweet savoring\nand prolonging of the profound simplicity and purity of this music. Yes,\nthere is generous rubato, including the able accompaniment led by\nBarbirolli, then in his mid-thirties and about to take on a seven-year\nrole leading the New York Philharmonic. But the greater grace here is\nfrom Schnabel, whose perfectly shaped phrases exceed that of the\notherwise decent orchestral playing. One wonders if Barbirolli had the\nadvantage of modern session playback, instead of the old direct-to-disc\nterrors, if he would have shaped the orchestra more. Or, perhaps he\nfound it excessive and was determined to not fully match Schnabel's\nsensitivities! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew\nhas done a lovely restoration here. These performances don't often get\ntheir due because the technology (or lack thereof) gets in the way of\nthe music, either because the discs themselves are such a load of work\nto handle, or because the noise and lo-fi mono sound is such an\nadjustment to our modern ears. While anyone demanding DVD-Audio quality\nfor everything they hear need not apply, the rest of us can benefit from\nAndrew's finely tuned engineering, which minimizes the limitations of\nthe old discs and brings the music nicely forward. No more side changes\n(nor evidence of them, which is very impressive)! No more pops,\ncrackles, and cracked discs! If you're looking for source \"purity,\" a la\nPearl Records' raw and full-ranged noisy disc sound, be warned that\nthese are restorations and not simply transfers. A great deal of surface\nnoise and other \"intrusions\" have been carefully reduced, and frequency\nbalances no doubt have been carefully refined. Further, I'll give away a\ndirty secret: there is a subtle amount of short-length ambiance added\nto this Mozart recording, though by no means is all of the ambiance on\nit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis\nbegs the question of whether this kind of process serves the music or\ncreates something derivative. Ultimately that is something for each\nlistener to determine, and thanks to Andrew's generous previews, can be\nreadily answered. For me this functions as a restoration should: not\naltering the artistic direction of the performance, but delivering it\nclearly to the listener.\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PASC005.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003eWritten in 1791, this was \u003cstrong\u003eMozart's\u003c\/strong\u003e final work in a genre he excelled at. The work of a genius at his peak, this is surely one of the greatest Piano Concertos ever written. In the hands of a pianistic genius like \u003cstrong\u003eArtur Schnabel \u003c\/strong\u003e(\u003cem\u003eright\u003c\/em\u003e), himself at his peak, it's hard to imagine this recording being anything but excellent, but nothing quite prepared us for how good this was. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003ePrepare yourself for one of those wonderful moments when you completely forget that you're listening to a recording made over 70 years ago - shut your eyes and let the music carry you away. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMOZART \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K.595\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtur Schnabel, \u003c\/b\u003epiano\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e London Symphony Orchestra,\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eConductor: \u003cb\u003eJohn Barbirolli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodysmallarial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eRecorded 2nd May, 1934, Abbey Road Studio 1, London.\u003cbr\u003e Transfer and remastering by Andrew Rose, March 2007. \u003cbr\u003e Issued as 4 HMV 78s, D.B.2249-D.B.2252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e Duration 31'03\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fCover Art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcover_art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/thumbs\/PASC005.jpg578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/PASC005.pdf578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f","brand":"Pristine Classical","offers":[{"title":"Mono 16-bit FLAC","offer_id":55010066792814,"sku":"pkx1789305908476","price":9.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/3986\/5966\/files\/schnabel-mozart-piano-concerto-no-27-1934---pasc005_1.jpg?v=1789305916","url":"https:\/\/www.harborviewgoods.shop\/products\/schnabel-mozart-piano-concerto-no-27-1934-pasc005","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}