Benjamin Hochman, Piano / Director; English Chamber Orchestr
Release Date: 11 October 2019
Label: Avie
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 822252240429
Genres: Classical Orchestral
Description
Internationally acclaimed pianist Benjamin Hochman directs from the keyboard impeccable performances with the English Chamber Orchestra in Mozart's Piano Concerto's Nos. 17 and 24.
Internationally acclaimed pianist Benjamin Hochman brings his new conductorial skills to this impeccable release of two Mozart concertos, the joyful and lithe No. 17 in G major, and the dark and explosive No. 24 in C minor. Directing from the keyboard, Benjamin leads the finest Mozartian orchestra in the world, the English Chamber Orchestra.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
"… allow[s] the music room to breathe with disarming naturalness … a profound sense of emotional narrative … feels like a throwback to the golden age" - BBc Music Magazine, December 2019 "Classical music doesn't get any better than this." – The New York Times
"oustanding … lucid, exciting performances … exhilirating" – The New York Times, The Best Classical Music Recordings of 2015 (on Variations, AV2327)
"elegant, polished, and heartfelt" – Boston Globe
"a very stimulating and life-affirming record … Hochman seems to be in tune with Mozart's spirit ... a very enjoyable and accomplished recording." - MusicWeb International
Tracklisting
The Orchestra Now; Leon Botstein
Donald Berman
Lauren Scott
East of the River
Sebastian Bohren, Sergei Bolkhovets, Munchener Kammerorchester
Cantata Collective; Nicholas McGegan
Yoshika Masuda, HyeJin Kim
Vincent Larderet
Josef Krips
Atalanta Fugiens Orchestra; Vanni Moretto
The Orchestra Now; Leon Botstein
Yannick Nezet-Seguin; Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
Brussels Philharmonic, Kazushi Ono
Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonie, Friedrich Kleinhapl, Robert Kruzik
Sibylle Mahni; Andreas Spering; Brandenburger Symphoniker
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Atvars Lakstigala
