Piano Concerto No 17 in G major, K453 (Mozart)
from Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 17 & 27 (CDA67919)
1 Allegro [12'21]
2 Andante [9'49]
3 Allegretto – Presto [8'00]
30 minutes 10 seconds 3 tracks
‘The Andante of K453 evokes the finest in Hewitt, its trajectory exposed through pathos and proud gesture, the pauses treated as silences to generate expectancy for daring harmonic modulations. That's ...
‘The sparkling G major Concerto K453, where Hewitt displays her pianistic talents to full advantage. Particularly enjoyable are the concluding variations … in which she seems completely at one wi ...
‘The sound is wonderfully clean and focused, with an ideal balance between Hewitt's customary Fazioli piano and the orchestra … [K453 finale] Here Lintu starts the movement with light-footed grac ...