℗ 2013 PentaTone
| Released | November 19, 2013 |
| Duration | 55m 27s |
| Record Label | PentaTone |
| Catalogue No. | PTC5186508 |
| Genre | Classical (Concertos) |
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 15 - 27
Martin Helmchen, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Gordan Nikolić
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC and 2.8224 MHz DSD high resolution audio formats
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Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-Flat Major, K. 450
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1.1
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I. Allegro (Cadenza by W.A. Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Martin Helmchen; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Gordan Nikolić |
11:11 | |||
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1.2
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II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Martin Helmchen; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Gordan Nikolić |
5:47 | |||
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1.3
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III. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Martin Helmchen; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Gordan Nikolić |
7:52 | |||
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Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, Op. 17, K. 595
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1.4
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I. Allegro (Cadenza by W.A. Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Martin Helmchen; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Gordan Nikolić |
13:58 | |||
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1.5
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II. Larghetto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Martin Helmchen; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Gordan Nikolić |
7:08 | |||
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1.6
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III. Rondo. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Martin Helmchen; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Gordan Nikolić |
9:31 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"Helmchen has a noble bearing and a noble sound, shaping lines as elegant and clean as a Greek temple’s."
- The New York Times
"This is playing of extraordinary quality and character and a fine partnership between soloist, conductor and orchestra ... recorded in outstandingly clear sound ... I was enchanted by this release."
- International Record Review
"... an acoustic well suited to Mozart, with a nice halo of resonance ... helps those legato lines and subtleties of dynamic and phrasing which make the simplest-seeming of music so effective."
- MusicWeb International
"... beautiful performance of two of the composer's liveliest concertos ... crystalline pianism throughout, with splendid accompaniment from the fine Dutch orchestra and conductor Nikolić. Well-balanced audio, with natural balance between soloist and orchestra are another plus."
- ClassicalCDReview.com
Martin Helmchen made his recording debut in 2007 with an album of Mozart piano concertos; in the intervening six years his international career and reputation have flourished. He revisits Mozart with this companion recording, accompanied by Gordan Nikolić and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, the same conductor and orchestra he played with on his debut.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM and 2.8224 MHz DSD – PentaTone Studio Masters
Recording venue : NedPho Koepel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1/2013 Executive Producer: Job Maarse Recording Producer: Sebastian Stein Balance Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen Editing: Sebastian Stein Piano Technician: Ehud Loudar
Recording venue : NedPho Koepel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1/2013 Executive Producer: Job Maarse Recording Producer: Sebastian Stein Balance Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen Editing: Sebastian Stein Piano Technician: Ehud Loudar
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -9.60 -11.90 to -6.87 | -32.30 -35.43 to -30.27 | -28.67 -31.80 to -27.00 | 14 13 to 15 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro (Cadenza by W.A. Mozart) | -8.38 | -30.75 | -27.3 | 13 |
| 2 | II. Andante | -11.90 | -35.43 | -31.8 | 15 |
| 3 | III. Allegro | -6.87 | -30.27 | -27.0 | 14 |
| 4 | I. Allegro (Cadenza by W.A. Mozart) | -9.08 | -31.13 | -27.1 | 13 |
| 5 | II. Larghetto | -11.74 | -35.42 | -31.8 | 15 |
| 6 | III. Rondo. Allegro | -9.62 | -30.79 | -27.0 | 13 |