Credits:

Robert Levin, Richard Egarr, The English Concert.

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After a hiatus of more than 20 years, this remarkable project has been reactivated! There are some 15,000 different recordings of Mozart's piano concertos. If anyone asks whether there is any point in releasing a new recording now, I assure you that there is for this one. --John McMann (President, Academy of Ancient Music)--Christopher Hogwood, who revolutionized the history of Mozart performance, and the Academy of Ancient Music have invited Mozart scholar and The recording of the complete piano concerto cycle, begun in 1993 with pianist Robert Levin, resumes a project that last ceased in 2001 with the release of eight recordings. The conductor has been replaced by Richard Eger, and Levin's playing is full of the spirit of lively improvisation, further refining Mozart's quintessential sound. 5 CD journey to completion in June 2024 is highly anticipated. ◎Robert Levin and the Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) on Mozart: Piano Concerto RecordingsThere was a huge boom in performances on ancient instruments from the mid-1980s through the 1990s. The rapid spread of digital recording and CDs coincided with the 300th anniversary of Bach's birth (1985) and the 200th anniversary of Mozart's death (1991), and major labels sought to renew the major works of these composers with digitally recorded performances on ancient instruments.Among them, the complete Mozart symphonies on the Oiseoleil label have had an extremely significant impact on Mozart's performance history, thanks to the latest musical insights, including overtures and sections, and stylish performances by the AAM (then known as the Ancient Chamber Orchestra) led by Christopher Hogwood and Jaap Schröder. The stylish performances of the AAM (then called the Ancient Chamber Orchestra), led by Hogwood and Jaap Schröder, made an extremely significant impact on the history of Mozart. Following the complete symphonies, they started a project in 1993, the complete Mozart piano concertos. (1/2) Naxos Japan