Clifford Curzon - Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 K.466 & No. 27 K.595 (1970) [2017 SACD Vintage Collection]

A historical masterpiece with Britain announced after Curzon's death, using the basic master
New mastering in home country. Excellent recording of the golden age of Decca. Faithfully reproduce the master on the DECCA legitimate route
This 1970 recording with Britain had its first release as a memorial three months after Curzon's death in 1982 due to his disapproval. There are many episodes telling about Carzon, who was called a perfectionist, but he was particularly fond of the third recording, No. 27, a past recording that was not approved for release in his lifetime (December '64 This performance with Britain, recorded just a few years after the Cell & Vienna Philharmonic, Celtes & London Symphony Orchestra in October '67, was reported to have been very happy at the time of the recording, including the co-star. Although he agreed that a new interpretation could be discarded after recording, and that a new recording could be made, it was never released before his birth. As a result, this performance was recorded as the last song, with a sense of transparency that seems to have been sublimated more than in the past two works, including the 20th, full of charity, delicate yet core The touch with a touch strikes the heart of the listener. Brittane's accompaniment is also wonderful, and especially in this reprint, the sound particles can be expressed much more finely than before, so let's take care of the expression of Britain from the beginning of No. 20, care for orchestra, and fine expression You will understand. I think you'll be more than impressed by the atmosphere of the moment you release your finger on the keyboard of Curzon's piano.
The producer at the time of recording was Carmin's recording director Ray Minshall along with Kalshaw, and the engineer was Kenneth Wilkinson. This time, the original analog master tape was directly converted by DSD for the first time in the home country, but according to the home country engineer who was in charge of mastering, the excellence of this recording is famous even within DECCA, and this time SA-CD conversion In doing so, he paid close attention to reproducing the sound source. In order to inherit the legitimate DECCA reprint line, we aimed to reproduce it faithfully so as not to spoil the atmosphere left at the time of the original master. Indeed, we will launch a product to create even more value on this historic masterpiece, which has a miraculous level of performance and recording.
In the production of this series, after maintaining and restoring the original analog master tape of the home country from the beginning, high-quality digitalization (DSD) was performed, and the dedicated label engineer of the home country made detailed preparations for this series. Mastering work was performed over time in the process. The important thing about the release is that the reprinting process itself, including the digitization and mastering steps, has evolved over the last few years. Equipment related to digital technology is constantly improving, and it has become possible to produce higher quality and more delicate sound sources. Now you can enjoy the original analog master with higher sound quality.
Tracks:
Piano Concerto No.20 in D Minor K.466
1. 1st. Mov.: Allegro
2. 2nd. Mov.: Romance
3. 3rd. Mov.: Rondo (Allegro assai)
Piano Concerto No.27 in B Flat Major K.595
4. 1st. Mov.: Allegro
5. 2nd. Mov.: Larghetto
6. 3rd. Mov.: Allegro
Personnel:
Sir Clifford Curzon (Piano)
English Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Benjamin Britten (conductor)

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