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Geza Anda plays Mozart Piano Concerto in D major (K.451) and directs from the keyboard the English Chamber Orchestra (Leader, Kenneth Sillito)
In an introduction Geza Anda talks about the concerto

The year 1784, when Mozart composed the D major Piano Concerto, was the year when the composer was at the zenith of his success in Vienna. He was in demand everywhere-as a teacher, as a performer, and as a composer. The concertos poured from his pen, and by 1786 he had written twelve piano concertos as well as a mass of other works. Nor were these concertos merely trivial works to suit the popular taste of the time; it was at this period that Mozart's genius matured and broadened. These concertos show great depth, complexity, and very elaborate structures.
Next Tuesday: a portrait of Russian pianist Emil Gilels

Contributors

Pianist/orchestra director/presenter:
Geza Anda
Musicians:
The English Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
Kenneth Sillito
Director:
Jamila Patten

BBC One London

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