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The Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation presents its new

CD/DVD edition In cooperation with the label belvedere edition the Mozarteum Foundation is publishing

highlights of the Mozart Week from its beginnings until today.

Contemporary history and the history of interpretation become audible on carefully restored

sound documents in excellent sound quality. Moreover, the edition will also comprise current

recordings from the Mozart Week and concerts throughout the season, using the most up-to-

date recording and production techniques.

Special issues will be made on the label as exclusive presents for patrons and sponsors of the

Mozarteum Foundation, such as for instance the recent festive concert in which Mozart’s Costa

violin was played.

The Mozart Week has taken place annually in Salzburg since 1956. Renowned artists have made

their mark on this festival since its beginnings and created a distinct impact as regards

interpretation, artistic analysis and musical performance.

Concerts from the Mozart Week have been recorded on radio and television since the

inauguration of the festival. The treasures in the archives of these concert recordings are now

being issued on CD and DVD.

The series starts with three CD recordings which illustrate the broad spectrum of Mozart

interpretations. These titles are available in music stores from February 2014, distributed by

harmonia mundi or in the Mozarthaushandels- und Versandgesellschaft der Internationalen

Stiftung Mozarteum Ges.m.b.H.: www.mozarthaus.biz

Wilhelm Backhaus plays Mozart ORF Austrian Radio, 1956* and 1967

Works for solo piano

Wolfgang Amadé Mozart

Rondo in A minor, K. 511 / Sonata in F, K. 332 / Sonata in C, K. 330* /

Sonata in G, K. 283 / Fantasy in C minor, K. 475* / Sonata in C minor K. 457

Bernhard Paumgartner rehearses and conducts Mozart

ORF Austrian Radio, 1966

Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra


Symphony in E flat major, K. 543

Sandor Végh conducts the Vienna Philharmonic ORF Austrian Radio, 1992


Symphony in G minor, K. 550

Symphony in E flat major, K.543

Further issues in the context of the CD / DVD edition are planned for 2014.

Further information and review copies:

Markus Kettner: [email protected], Susanne Neumayer: [email protected]

Wilhelm Backhaus plays Mozart

The CD Wilhelm Backhaus plays Mozart contains a recording of the pianist’s recital from

1956, the 200th anniversary of Mozart’s birth and also the year when the Mozart Week

was founded, and recordings from the recital in 1967. It offers an interesting

opportunity to compare Backhaus’s interpretations and the implicit relationships

Mozart’s compositions.

Writing in the CD booklet Wolfgang Schaufler says, “We have to bear in mind that

Backhaus worked closely with Hans Richter who conducted the first performances of

some works by Brahms.”

Wilhelm Backhaus, piano Rondo in A minor, K. 511* / Sonata in F, K. 332 / Sonata in C, K. 330* /

Sonata in G, K. 283 / Fantasy in C minor, K. 475* / Sonata in C minor K. 457

Playing time: 75 minutes

ORF Austrian Radio, 1956* and 1967

Digital Remastering: Ton Eichinger Wien, 2014

Art No. 10148

EAN: 4280000101488

www.belvedere-edition.com

[email protected], www.mozarthaus.biz, opening hours: 9.00 a.m. – 5.p.m.

Bernhard Paumgartner rehearses and conducts Mozart A recording of a rehearsal in 1966 can be heard on the other CD. Bernhard Paumgartner

conducts the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra and rehearses the Symphony in E flat major, K. 543.

Through this CD we as listeners can share in the process of how an interpretation evolves. In his

charming Viennese manner Paumgartner reads and interprets the notation, for and with the

orchestral musicians, exploring the meaning beyond what is written down, convinced that

humility is essential for the performance of Mozart’s works.

Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra Conductor: Bernhard Paumgartner




ORF Austrian Radio, 1966


Art No. 10146

EAN: 4280000101464



Sándor Végh conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Very late in his career Sándor Végh came together with the world class orchestra renowned for

its supremely Viennese interpretations of Mozart: the Vienna Philharmonic. It was not until

1991 that Végh and the orchestra worked together briefly, in the Konzerthaus in Vienna, and

this led to a memorable concert during the Mozart Week, on 30 January 1992 in the Grosses

Festspielhaus in Salzburg. Two of the “late” Mozart symphonies were played, the Symphony in G

minor, K. 550 and the Symphony in E flat major, K. 543. The recording of this legendary

interpretation can be heard on the third CD in the edition.

Vienna Philharmonic

Conductor: Sándor Végh


Symphony in G minor, K. 550



ORF, Austrian Radio, 1992


Art. Nr. 10147

EAN: 4280000101471



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