Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Minor, KV 459
I. Allegro

Clara Haskil, Piano
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (OCL)
Victor Desarzens, Conductor

There is not a music lover in the world who is not familiar with Clara Haskil and her dramatic destiny; thwarted by illness and two wars... And the obstinate manner with which she disparaged herself! There is not a music lover in the world who does not know that the glorious career of this musician was in fact very short -- scarcely ten years in duration; beginning in her fifties. This explains why her list of recordings is so short and limited to such a small number of works (in view of her repertoire during the 1920's to the 1940's and in comparison to her contemporaries Rubinstein or Horowitz; one can only dream of what this list of recordings might have included; forceful works such as the concertos by Brahms or by Rachmaninov; or the "Emperor"...).

Mozart

Mozart made up the majority of her recordings; including some of his most beautiful concertos. In addition to her studio recordings there also exist a number of live recordings of Clara Haskil; with all of the "hazards" inherent to this technique; of course; but also with the stimulating presence of an audience. And in the case of Clara Haskil that meant an audience immediately entranced by the charm of this gray-haired; bent and hobbly woman who once seated at the instrument and her long fingers touched the keys was transformed; transcending the music. There already exist five releases of the Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major; K. 459; with the conductors Swoboda; Fricsay (2 times); Schuricht and Silvestri; and six versions of the Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor; K. 491; with Cluytens; Karajan; Munch; Hindemith; Klemperer and Markevitch. One thus might be tempted at first to say with regard to this new CD: "Another one!?"

Unique testimony

But this would not be just because this recording does have something very unique to offer. When I was listening to the tapes her sisters had collected of Clara Haskil's concerts in her modest but charming apartment in Vevey I was struck by her performances under the direction of Victor Desarzens; [read more: [ Ссылка ]]

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Album N°: CD 50-2617
EAN: 7619931261720
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Recorded live at Théâtre de Beaulieu in Lausanne (Switzerland), 14 October 1957 (1-3), 25 June 1956 (4-6)
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