Christian Zacharias

The Piano Concertos 5-27 Complete Piano Sonatas (Box 15 Cd) Christian Zacharias

Mozart is central to the repertoire of Christian Zacharias, who this year celebrated his 70th birthday. Trained in Karlsruhe and Paris, Zacharias is a pianist whose clarity, elegance, perception and wit make him a master of the Classical style. The New York Times has described his playing as "Apollonian ... notable for its probing insights and carefully wrought details".

Comprising the piano concertos Nos 5-27, the complete piano sonatas and a selection of chamber music, this 15CD box shows Zacharias as both a soloist of prowess and as a sensitive partner to such fellow instrumentalists as Sabine Meyer, Frank Peter Zimmermann and Tabea Zimmermann.

Content:

CD 1 Piano Concertos Nos. 6, 11 & 5

CD 2 Piano Concertos Nos. 8, 9 & 12

CD 3 Piano Concertos Nos. 13, 15 & 17

CD 4 Piano Concertos Nos. 16, 19 & 18

CD 5 Piano Concertos Nos. 20, 21 & 14

CD 6 Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 23

CD 7 Piano Concertos Nos. 25 & 26

CD 8 Piano Concertos Nos. 24 & 27

CD 9 Concertos for Two Pianos Nos. 10 & 7 · Sonata for Two Pianos K. 448

CD 10 Piano Sonatas Nos. 13, 16 & 5 · Quintet for piano & wind instruments KV 452

CD 11 Piano Sonatas Nos. 14, 4, 6 & 12

CD 12 Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, 2, 9 & 1

CD 13 Piano Sonatas Nos. 10, 15, 18 & 17

CD 14 Piano Sonatas Nos. 7, 3 & 11

CD 15 Piano Quartets Nos. 1 & 2

Christian Zacharias piano

Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart/Sir Neville Marriner · Staatskapelle Dresden, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, English Chamber Orchestra/David Zinman · Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks/Günter Wand · Polnisches Kammerorchester/Jerzy Maksymiuk · Bamberger Symphoniker/Christian Zacharias

With Marie-Luise Hinrichs piano · Bläserensemble Sabine Meyer · Frank Peter Zimmermann violin · Tabea Zimmermann viola · Tilmann Wick cello