Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Elizabeth Sombart, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pierre Vallet – Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 20, 21, 23, 27 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:03:54 minutes | 2,09 GB | Genre: Classical
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The four great concertos on this new album span the years 1785 – 1791, Mozart’s last year. The range of emotions these works convey is extraordinary. No.20 in D minor left the audience at the premiere reeling. It is terse, angry and full of passion.

The C major concerto No.21, in contrast, is sunny, bright and full of optimism. No.23 in A major is bathed in a feeling of warm contentment. The wistful and heartfelt Adagio is especially striking.
No.27 in B flat of 1791 is an autumnal work of intense sadness, almost as if the composer sensed his life was coming to an end.

“Sombart’s playing is superb: technically precise, but possessing a flexibility and freedom that lets the music breath” – The Observer

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Elizabeth Sombart, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pierre Vallet – The Art Of Chopin: The Piano Concertos (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:17:17 minutes | 1,29 GB | Genre: Classical
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Although most often associated with solo piano works, Frédéric Chopin also wrote two notoriously challenging piano concertos – and appeared as soloist at each premiere. Celebrated French pianist Elizabeth Sombart joins the London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to perform Chopin’s First Concerto under the baton of Pierre Vallet. Elizabeth Sombart totally unique interpretation of the two famous and only Chopin’s concertos.

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Elizabeth Sombart, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Pierre Vallet – Beethoven: Piano Concertos Vol. 2 (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:17:55 minutes | 2,66 GB | Genre: Classical
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In celebration of 250 years since the birth of Beethoven, French pianist Elizabeth Sombart has released an album centred around the great composer’s first and second piano concertos.

Sombart teams up with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of French conductor Pierre Vallet for six captivating recordings on the new album.

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Elizabeth Sombart, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Pierre Vallet – Beethoven 250th Anniversary Series: Piano Concertos Vol. 1 (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:20 minutes | 1,22 GB | Genre: Classical
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Throughout her life French pianist Elizabeth Sombart has sought to share classical music with the widest possible audience and with people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Here she continues her series of recordings with the RPO and conductor Pierre Vallet, inaugurating a new cycle of Beethoven Piano Concertos, works she will be performing with the orchestra during the course of 2020.

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Elizabeth Sombart, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Pierre Vallet – Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 – 5 and Triple Concerto (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 03:46:04 minutes | 7,82 GB | Genre: Classical
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The culmination of the fabulous Beethoven 250 series by French pianist Elizabeth Sombart, conductor Pierre Vallet and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; a boxset featuring spectacular performances of Beethoven’s piano concertos and his ‘Triple’ Concerto.

Sombart and the RPO examine each concerto in sublime detail, demonstrating the various contrasts of each piece in an elegant and passionate fashion.

Richard Harwood on cello and Duncan Riddell on violin enter the recordings with a bang for the final piece in the series, and immediatly connect with Sombart, Vallet and the RPO to produce an epic culmination to this great series.

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