Mozart: Concerto for Piano No. 22 in E Flat Major

Guest conductor Jeffrey Kahane leads the New England Conservatory Philharmonia in a performance of Mozart's Concerto for Piano No. 22 in E Flat Major, with the conductor at the keyboard.
Recorded live in Jordan Hall October 2012.

About New England Conservatory

A cultural icon that will mark its 150th anniversary in 2017, New England Conservatory (NEC) is recognized worldwide as a leader among music schools. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, NEC offers rigorous training in an intimate, nurturing community to undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate music students from around the world.

The only conservatory in the United States designated a National Historic Landmark, NEC presents more than 1000 free concerts each year. Many of these take place in Jordan Hall (which shares National Historic Landmark status with the school), world-renowned for its superb acoustics and beautifully restored interior.

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[musikundlyrik]

This is a stupendous performance in every way. The student musicians of the NEC orchestra already play at the professional level. The performance of pianist-conductor Jeffrey Kahane is superb. He plays not only with great brilliance, but also with immense sensitivity to the changing moods of this mature Mozart score; his dynamics are masterful; his gestures are crisp and precise. The result is enchanting and moving. I have never heard a more satisfying performance of this concerto.

[Vanchy]

Fue el primer concierto para piano y orquesta que escuché en una grabación discográfica en los viejos discos de acetato y aguja (aun lo conservo) cuando tenía 15 años y desde ese entonces nunca me ha dejado de cautivar la sublime belleza, el encanto y perfección melódica-armónica de esta obra del genio de Mozart. Cuando lo escucho desde sus primeros compases mi mente y espíritu se transportan a una dimensión fuera de este mundo. La magia de la música de Mozart está tan bien concebida en este concierto el cual logra una perfecta simetría armónica entre los sonidos del teclado y todos los instrumentos de la orquesta. ES ABSOLUTAMENTE ADMIRABLE Y SUBLIME!!!

[davidpolando]

Masterful performance.
NEC concerts, often free, are too frequently overlooked by Bostonians needing some artful magic in their lives. And Williams Hall, though acoustically inferior to the amazing Jordan, is an intimate gem.

[apb]

Шикарно, просто шикарно... У меня сегодня прекрасный день.

[antonwills-eve]

I never let a perfomance of K482 go by without a comment. For their age the orchestra players were excelent, really on the way to becoming great musicians. The music itself was, as always, simply a joy to listen to. But the pianist? No, too much of himself and no Mozart. Maybe the worst cadenza in this final movement I've heard. Perhaps just my taste but he looked and sounded like a teacher trying to show off to his pupils.

[marioduparc]

Le jeu au piano de Kahane est fluide et cristallin...mais un peu trop mécanique ..et manque de subtilité et d'expression ..!

[donvenitsky]

Kahane plays the notes, but does not convey depth, proportion and taste as Amadeus is famous for.  This is one of the most difficult things to accomplish in musicianship, even for seasoned players. He needs to practice more the cluster-fuck trills in the 3rd and longer.  Good, but he's not Buchbinder

[lecoqsf]

I just recently discovered his perfomance of Dog Heaven - that was fantastic!  This, as well, is marvelous, the tempi and spirit are what I expect from Mozartian artists.  Well done!

[lukefer]

This kind of affected playing technique is so hard to watch. This is why NEC is a second rate school that hasn’t produced a single major soloist in its entire history. Histrionics is not artistry.

[susanmaddison]

Really nice improvisations and cadenzi.

[gavinwilshaw]

For me, Hannes Minnaar does it better.