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Mozart Piano Concertos No. 20 & 23

Jacques Loussier Trio

Composer
Mozart
Released
2005
Label
Telarc
Forces
Piano, Trio, Strings
Personnel
Jacques Loussier, Benoît Dunoyer de Segonzac, André Arpino and string ensemble

This was Loussier’s first classical-jazz recording with a string section.

He removed Mozart’s winds and brass, then restructured parts of the concertos to make room for the trio’s improvisation while keeping the strings in an active concertante role.

Hear both

The classical side contains only the source pieces used on the album, in album order. The jazz side presents the complete album whenever a dependable copy can be embedded.

The originalsMozart · Concertos K. 466 and K. 488

The listening queues above follow the same order. The classical player omits tracks that are not based on a classical original.

Jazzed upJacques Loussier Trio · 2005

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Source works

The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.

  1. Piano Concerto No. 20: AllegroPiano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: I. Allegro
  2. Piano Concerto No. 20: RomanzePiano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: II. Romanze
  3. Piano Concerto No. 20: Allegro assaiPiano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: III. Allegro assai
  4. Piano Concerto No. 23: AllegroPiano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: I. Allegro
  5. Piano Concerto No. 23: AdagioPiano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: II. Adagio
  6. Piano Concerto No. 23: Allegro assaiPiano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: III. Allegro assai