- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (1 sound file).
- Summary
- This is a wonderful recording of two indispensable masterpieces. By adding the viola, which he loved to play, to the popular piano trio, Mozart became "the father of the piano quartet" with these very different works, the first somber and dramatic, though it ends with a sprightly finale, the second lyrical and serene. Mozart treats all the instruments as equals, but primarily alternates piano and strings, bringing them together in climactic moments. This means that the musicians must inwardly participate in the music-making during long rests to create continuity and seamless give-and-take, a subtle problem these performers solve admirably. These four superb soloists have a rapport so strong that thoughts and feelings seem to flow between them in an unbroken current. Their playing is technically impeccable; their phrasing and style are unanimous, elegant, and flexible; their tone, though each player has a different one, is beautiful and expressive; the piano sings ravishingly; Ax adds discreet, improvisatory embellishments, especially in repeats. They bring out all of Mozart's mercurial moods, the light and shadow, repose and passion, joy and sorrow. --Edith Eisler.
- Series Statement
- Artist laureate
- Uniform Title
- Quartets, piano, violin, viola, cello, K. 493, E♭ major
- Artist laureate.
- Alternative Title
- Quartets, K. 493
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Streaming audio.
- Credits (note)
- Producer, Steven Epstein ; recording engineer, Richard King.
- Event (note)
- Recorded at Manhattan Center, New York City, Feb. 23-25, 1994.
- Contents
- Piano quartet in E-flat major, K.493 (30:00) -- Piano quartet in G minor, K. 478 (27:00).
- LCCN
- USSM19401511
- USSM19401512
- USSM19401513
- USSM19401514
- USSM19401515
- USSM19401516
- OCLC
- 906156649
- Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
- Title
Piano quartets / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- Publisher
New York, NY : Sony Classical, [1997]
- Copyright Date
℗1997
- Playing Time
003000 002700
- Type of Content
performed music
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Series
Artist laureate
Artist laureate.
- Performer
Emanuel Ax, piano ; Isaac Stern, violin ; Jaime Laredo, viola ; Yo-Yo Ma, violoncello.
- Credits
Producer, Steven Epstein ; recording engineer, Richard King.
- Event
Recorded at Manhattan Center, New York City, Feb. 23-25, 1994.
- Source of description
Hard copy version record.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Ax, Emanuel.
Stern, Isaac, 1920-2001.
Laredo, Jaime.
Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955-
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Quartets, piano, violin, viola, cello, K. 478, G minor.
- Other Form:
Source record: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Quartets, piano, strings, K. 493, E♭ major. Piano quartets. New York, NY : Sony Classical, p1997 (DLC) 2012626885 (OCoLC)37292082
- Other Standard Identifier
USSM19401511
USSM19401512
USSM19401513
USSM19401514
USSM19401515
USSM19401516
- Publisher No.
074646684122 Sony Classical
- Branch Call Number
eNYPL Music