With his recording of K. 456 & K. 459, Arthur Schooderwoerd presents the second part of his complete recording of the Mozart piano concertos on ACCENT. Schoonderwoerd, one of the most soughtafter interpreters on the fortepiano, and his Ensemble Cristofori have set for themselves the goal of liberating Mozart's works from the sound concepts of the 19th and 20th centuries. The strings in the orchestra play only one instrument to a part, resulting in a much more slender and transparent sound that the fortepiano – a copy of an instrument by Anton Walter (Vienna, approx. 1782) – supports but never covers up. Its silvery sound is more reminiscent of a harpsichord but it differs very strongly from that instrument by virtue of its greater dynamic possibilities.
The Piano Concerto, K. 459 deserves special attention, for it is heard here for the first time with reconstructed tympani and trumpet parts. Mozart lists these instruments in his own handwritten catalogue of works, but the corresponding parts have unfortunately not been preserved. Through the addition of these imperial timbres, Schoonderwoerd once again succeeds in breaking away from traditional listening habits, allowing Mozart to shine in a completely new light. In addition, Schoonderwoerd presents the intimate Concerto, K. 456 in Bflat major, a particularly diversified work with its marchlike dotted rhythms in the first movement, a melancholy series of variations in a minor key in the second movement and its hunting scene in the third movement.
Arthur Schoonderwoerd kontynuuje swoje dzieło nagrywania kompletu koncertów „fortepianowych” Mozarta na historycznym instrumencie. Dlatego cudzysłów przy określeniu „fortepianowych” jest celowy. Gratka dla wielbicieli wczesnego fortepianu Antona Waltera (Wiedeń, ok. 1782) – ulubionego instrumentu Mozarta. Nie usłyszymy współczesnego, potężnego instrumentu, który tak często „zabija” subtelności mozartowskiej muzyki. Instrument Waltera to podróż w przeszłość brzmieniową innego instrumentu, innego brzmienia. Bardziej delikatnego, wymagającego, posiadającego duże możliwości dynamiczne – ale w tym historycznym znaczeniu. Dzięki tej podróży bliższy staje się nam świat „fortepianowych” dźwięków dostępnych Mozartowi. To na instrument Waltera pisał swe dzieła. Przypomnijmy – ulubiony instrument! Alina Mądry - Audio Video 03-2013