Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 'Facile'
After a series of releases on Sony Classical that have redefined the parameters of the classical recital album, Khatia Buniatishvili returns to tradition with a recording of two of Mozart's most sublime late piano concertos.
In his Piano Concertos Nos. 20 and 23, Mozart lifts the concerto genre to new heights of refinement and communicative power. The works come from the cherished crop of late piano concertos that are among the jewels of Mozart's oeuvre and have long been touchstones for great pianists and recording artists.
Mozart's music, says Buniatishvili, carries “a simplicity that makes you get lost before you find yourself. She is joined on this recording by an orchestra with an almost unparalleled reputation for Mozart recordings, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
