Mozart: The Piano Concertos (8CD) / Mitsuko Uchida, piano

內田光子，鋼琴
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

泰特 指揮 英國室內樂團
English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate

內田光子的莫札特協奏曲彈奏被為是超越克拉拉哈絲姬兒的極品，樂評人認為她將知性與感性融合在演奏當中，以一種非常巧妙而獨特的方式，優美地呈現出來。但不可否認的，內田光子的莫札特在某種層面上，要比前輩布蘭德爾來得更為自抑和刻意雕鑿，這是即使在貝多芬詮釋中偶爾被評為過於用腦的布蘭德爾也不會使用的方式。

近年來，內田光子因為成為芝加哥交響樂團的駐團鋼琴家，因此又重新開始她生涯的第二次莫札特鋼琴協奏曲系列，並選擇以身兼指揮和鋼琴家的雙重身份來呈現見解。本錄音為其第一次的莫札特協奏曲記錄，邀請英國患有脊柱側裂的知名指揮家泰特為他伴奏，泰特當時正好也在進行他的莫札特交響曲全集錄音計劃，因此對內田光子的這套錄音有著相當大的貢獻。

泰特的莫札特詮釋是屬於十九世紀傳統的演出風格，有適當的彈性速度，編制較古樂型式大一些，對於和聲和弦樂團揉音的採用也較豐沛，這和內田所採用的莫札特語法基本上是相符的，只是內田依然保持她在莫札特鋼琴奏鳴曲全集中的冷靜和疏離詮釋風格，水平方向的流暢感並不是她最主要的關照，她在意的是每一個瞬間垂直聲部的互動趣味，這樣的特質在本套錄音中算是牛刀小試，日後內田更加延伸壯大這種意念，並運用在她相隔二十年後的第二套莫札特協奏曲錄音中。本錄音得利於Philips優異的錄音工程，演奏錄音效果堪稱完美。

【曲目】
CD 1
[1]-[3] Piano Concerto No.5 in D major, K175
[4]-[6] Piano Concerto No.6 in B flat major, K238
[7]-[9] Piano Concerto No.8 in C major, K246 ＂L?tzow＂

CD 2
[1]-[3] Piano Concerto No.11 in F major, K413
[4]-[6] Piano Concerto No.12 in A major, K414
[7]-[9] Piano Concerto No.13 in C major, K415

CD 3
[1]-[3] Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K466
[4]-[6] Piano Concerto No.21 in C major, K467
[7] Piano Concerto No.19 in F major, K459 - 1st movement

CD 4
[1]-[2] Piano Concerto No.19 in F major, K459 - 2nd & 3rd movements
[3]-[5] Piano Concerto No.22 in E flat major
[6]-[8] Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K488

CD 5
[1]-[3] Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K491
[4]-[6] Piano Concerto No.25 in C major, K503
[7] Piano Concerto No.16 in D major, K451 - 1st movement

CD 6
[1]-[3] Piano Concerto No.16 in D major, K451 - 2nd & 3rd movements
[4]-[5] Piano Concerto No.26 in D major, K537 ＂Coronation＂
[6]-[8] Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat major, K595

CD 7
[1]-[3] Piano Concerto No.9 in E flat major, K271 ＂Jeunehomme＂
[4]-[6] Piano Concerto No.14 in E flat major, K449
[7]-[9] Piano Concerto No.15 in B flat major, K450

CD 8
[1]-[3] Piano Concerto No.17 in G major, K453
[4]-[6] Rondo in D major, K382
[7]-[9] Piano Concerto No.18 in B flat major, K456

【得獎榮譽】