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Review cd 3-4 (AMG)
Keith Jarrett evidently has carte blanche to do anything he wants at Manfred Eicher's ECM label -- and thus encouraged, he takes ample risks in a field that is swamped with able and formidable competitors. Mozart's piano concertos may be relatively easy to play but they are notoriously hard to interpret -- that's where the true music-making comes in -- and brave intentions aside, Jarrett cannot do very much with this music beyond playing the notes accurately and cleanly. [cut]He brings nearly nothing of his own to the "Concerto No. 23"; much of it is precious and monochromatic, though he finally does generate some animation in the "Finale." Jarrett's tempo for the opening movement of the "Concerto No. 27" isn't out of line, it just seems much slower than it actually is due to his stolid, doggedly literal playing; the larghetto is actually a bit fast, and the rondo lacks point and wit. The adagio movement of the "Concerto No. 21" has the tune that became famous after being used in the film Elvira Madigan yet Jarrett resists poetry of any kind, pounding out the chords in the left hand stiffly. Next to Artur Schnabel's old yet still-treasurable recordings of pointed, imaginative eloquence -- or Daniel Barenboim's renderings of expression and depth -- Jarrett is simply a non-starter in numbers 21 and 27. Another problem is the way Jarrett's piano is miked; it sounds distant, with little in the way of dynamic contrast, surrounded with a slight halo of reverb. One wonders if the engineering is actually fighting Jarrett's sporadic attempts to characterize the music. Dennis Russell Davies and the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra come off somewhat better in the deal, with streamlined, flowing, somewhat soft-focused introductions influenced ever so slightly by period-instrument bowing practices that became prevalent in the late 20th century. But at least they use modern instruments, for which many now turned off by grating period-instrument recordings should be thankful. The two-CD set is filled out by Davies leading sturdy, moderately paced, very well-played performances of Mozart's magnificent "Symphony No. 40" and the dolorous "Masonic Funeral Music."
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Keith Jarrett
Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies
Orchestra/Ensemble: Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
cd1
01 - [K. 488] - I. Allegro
02 - [K. 488] - II. Adagio
03 - [K. 488] - III. Allegro assai
04 - [K. 595] - I. Allegro
05 - [K. 595] - II. Larghetto
06 - [K. 595] - III. Allegro
cd2
01 - [K. 477] - Masonic Funeral Music
02 - [K. 467] - I. Allegro maestoso
03 - [K. 467] - II. Andante
04 - [K. 467] - III. Allegro vivace assai
05 - [K. 550] - I. Molto allegro
06 - [K. 550] - II. Andante
07 - [K. 550] - III. Menuetto (Allegretto) - Trio
08 - [K. 550] - IV. Allegro Assai
cd3
01 - [K. 466] - I. Allegro
02 - [K. 466] - II. Romance
03 - [K. 466] - III Allegro assai
04 - [K. 453] - I. Allegro
05 - [K. 453] - II. Andante
06 - [K. 453] - III. Allegretto - Finale. Presto
cd4
01 - [K. 271] - I. Allegro
02 - [K. 271] - II. Andantino
03 - [K. 271] - III. Rondeau. Presto
04 - [K. 546] - Adagio and Fugue for String Orchestra
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