However spectacular the Salzburg Festival may be, and however indebted to international stars, it is also remarkable for the sense of continuity it has shown over the years. This is a fact tinged with melancholy when one considers the half-century in which Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau played a determining role at the Festival as singer, reciter and as conductor. His last concert in Salzburg, in which he conducted the Mozarteum Orchestra, is now available in the CD series Festival Documents. In a concert devoted entirely to Mozart, the pianist Konstantin Lifschitz was not just a soloist but a real partner in dialogue in the Piano Concerto K 456. The concert begins in solemn fashion with the Adagio and Fugue K 546 and ends in elation with theRead more “Italian” Symphony K 202. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Adagio and Fugue for Strings in C minor, K 546by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Conductor:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Period: Classical Written: 1788; Vienna, Austria
2.
Concerto for Piano no 18 in B flat major, K 456by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer:
Konstantin Lifschitz (Piano)
Conductor:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Period: Classical Written: 1784; Vienna, Austria
3.
Symphony no 30 in D major, K 202 (186b)by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Conductor:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Period: Classical Written: 1774; Salzburg, Austria
4.
Symphony no 32 in G major, K 318by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Conductor:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Period: Classical Written: 1779; Salzburg, Austria
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review: ( 1 Customer Review )
Crystalline performance of the Mozart Concerto NoAugust 6, 2020By N. Wight (New York, NY)See All My Reviews"Here is Lifschitz at the piano and Fischet-Dieskau on the podium from Salzburg. One would like to hear more Mozart from Lifschitz as pianist and conductor. That's MORE, please."Report Abuse