Moravec Mozart Piano Concerti

So I went to Record Surplus and picked up a well-filled (79:34!) CD of Ivan Moravec playing three Mozart Piano Concerti: #14 in E-flat (K. 449), #23 in A (K. 488), and #25 in C (K. 503). Josef Vlach conducts the Czech Chamber Orchestra in K. 449 and K. 488, the Czech Philharmonic in K. 503.

This K. 503 is one of my favorite recordings of all time, being one thing that could reliably chase the blues away, and I am pleased indeed to see that it still works like a charm. I must still have the Vanguard Supraphon LP issue, which I *think* had some Mozart solo piano music as filler.

The question is, what was it? For that matter, what other Mozart concerti has Moravec recorded, and which are still (or have recently been) on CD?

I used to see at Berkshire two Hanssler CDs of Moravec performing Mozart's late PCs with Marriner/ASMF. They were gone by the time I was ready to place an order. I still hope they will pop back some time in the future.

'Matthew B. Tepper (posts from uswest.net are forged)' wrote:

The original Supraphon LP of K503 also included the Fantasy in c-m, K475 (the Fantasy + Sonata K457 are now available on a Supraphon CD). The other two concerti were coupled on a single LP. In addition to these Supraphon recordings, as Satid mentioned, there are the two Hanssler CDs with Marriner / ASMF. These comprise ##20 + 23 and 24 + 25 respectively. The earlier Czech performances of 23 and 25 that you have just acquired are superior, IMO (the slow movement of 23 is particularly wonderful), and Moravec's way with the two minor-key concerti is too understated for me.

To the best of my knowledge this Supraphon and the two Hanssler discs that Satid mentions are Moravec's only Mozart concerto recordings. The Hansslers are long gone from Berkshire but I imagine both could be found used or on eBay. Don't miss Moravec's single disc of Mozart sonatas recently issued on Supraphon.

-John Thomas

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