Mozart: Piano Concertos K. 413 & K. 415 Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie & Alexander Schimpf

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413:
• 1 Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413: I. Allegro 09:41
• 2 Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413: II. Larghetto 07:15
• 3 Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413: III. Tempo di Menuetto 05:12
• Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414:
• 4 Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414: I. Allegro 11:02
• 5 Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414: II. Andante 08:23
• 6 Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414: III. Rondeau. Allegretto 06:49
• Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415:
• 7 Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415: I. Allegro 10:45
• 8 Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415: II. Andante 07:35
• 9 Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415: III. Rondeau. Allegro - Adagio - Allegro 07:46
• Total Runtime 01:14:28

Info for Mozart: Piano Concertos K. 413 & K. 415

The orchestral debut album of the German pianist Alexander Schimpf, together with the Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie, a professional chamber music ensemble from Augsburg (Bavaria).

Alexander Schimpf: "Mozart"019s music poses special challenges to performers, and they have often been pointed out. As it would seem, certain fundamental tensions or contradictions inherent in music making are taken to extremes: many works by Mozart require that the instrumental process and conditions responsible for producing the sound should retreat into the background in favor of the musical result as we hear it. No expenditure of energy should be noted or heard. Fine, precise timing adjustments should never sound organized or deliberate. This music should ideally be presented as something that emerges entirely naturally, of its own accord. All the mental and technical effort in the background should be eliminated from the forefront of perception. Otherwise, the typically 'floating' Mozartian natural effect, that magical inner balance, cannot emerge... On this recording we make use of the version specifically authorized by Mozart: eschewing additional wind parts. Although the wind parts composed by Mozart for these concertos can indeed provide some colour, they do not have anything essential or indispensable to add in terms of musical substance." (Alexander Schimpf, Booklet)

After a series of impressive wins at competitions in Bonn (German Music Competition), Vienna (1st Prize at the International Beethoven Competition) and Cleveland (1st Prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition), Alexander Schimpf has been pursuing a successful career as a concert pianist, performing regularly on several continents. Invitations to play solo piano recitals and to collaborate with renowned orchestras have led to appearances in well-known classical music venues such as the Konzerthaus Vienna, the Konzerthaus Berlin, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Marinsky Concert Hall in Saint Petersburg, the Great Hall of the "Alte Oper" in Frankfurt, the Beethovenhalle in Bonn, the Meistersingerhalle in Nuremberg, the Cologne Philharmonie, and the Munich Philharmonic Hall.

Alexander Schimpf, piano
bayerische kammerphilharmonie
Gabriel Adorján, concert master, direction

Alexander Schimpf
"Maybe they still do exist, the younger music professionals who have gained a following thanks to their musical talent and not because of their extra-musical tabloid antics. In a classical music industry in need of reform, Alexander Schimpf, recent winner of the Vienna Beethoven Piano Competition, could be one of these future heroes...” (Süddeutsche Zeitung review of a piano recital in the Small Auditorium of the Münchner Gasteig, 2009)

“This young pianist has all the earmarks of becoming a major force in the decades to come.” (Odessa American, 2013)

Over the past few years Alexander Schimpf has risen to prominence by impressively winning a series of competitions, first winning the 2008 German Music Competition (a distinction no pianist had earned for 14 years), winning First Prize at the 2009 International Beethoven Competition in Vienna and finally emerging as the first German pianist ever to win First Prize at the 2011 Cleveland International Piano Competition. His final round performance at Severance Hall with the renowned Cleveland Orchestra was given a standing ovation and additionally honored with the Audience Favorite Prize. Since winning these notable awards, Mr. Schimpf’s career has gained momentum with regular appearances at important music centers around the world; he gave debut performances at the Vienna Konzerthaus, Berlin’s Konzerthaus, Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall in New York, the Marinsky Concert Hall in St. Petersburg, the Great Hall of "Alte Oper" in Frankfurt, and the Munich Philharmonic Hall.

Born in Germany in 1981, he initially studied piano with Wolfgang Manz in Hannover and subsequently studied with Winfried Apel at the Musikhochschule Dresden as well as with Bernd Glemser in Würzburg. The pianists Cécile Ousset and Janina Fialkowska also played an important role in his artistic development.

He has performed in recital throughout Germany as well as in France (Auditorium du Louvre and Salle Cortot in Paris), Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, England, and Russia, and several times in South America. He made his debut appearance at Carnegie Hall in December 2011 and has been performing in the USA frequently since then; he was invited to play recitals in Cleveland, Indianapolis, Boston, Chicago, and Washington D.C., among others, and received engagements as soloist by numerous symphony orchestras throughout the country.

His engagements in Europe in the recent seasons included appearances as a soloist with the St. Petersburg Marinsky Theatre Orchestra, the "Junge Deutsche Philharmonie", the Dresden Philharmonic, and the Prague Philharmonia Orchestra.

Mr. Schimpf has collaborated with noted chamber music partners, including violinist Christian Tetzlaff, cellist Julian Steckel, and the "American String Quartet.”

Released in 2009, his first CD was co-produced by Deutschlandradio Kultur and GENUIN; his second CD recording - as an exclusive artist on the OEHMS Classics label – features works by Ravel, Scriabin, and Schubert and was released in January 2013. A third CD was released in January 2015, presenting works by Brahms, Debussy, and Beethoven.

In November 2013 Mr. Schimpf was presented with the "Bavarian State Award for the Advancement of the Arts" in Munich.

Booklet for Mozart: Piano Concertos K. 413 & K. 415