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This three-CD set surveys Mozart's piano concertos through six groundbreaking interpretations from the middle of the last century. A virtual window on a vanishing style of Mozart interpretation, this collection features Walter Gieseking with Hans Rosbaud conducting in Piano Concerto No. 9, Robert Casadesus with Eugene Bigot in No. 24, Rudolf Serkin with Adolf Busch in No. 14, Edwin Fischer with Josef Krips in No. 25, and Wanda Landowska with Artur Rodzinski in No. 22, as well as Bruno Walter leading the Vienna Philharmonic from the keyboard in No. 20. Casadesus also plays the solo Rondo, K. 485, and Fischer leads his chamber orchestra from the piano in the Rondo, K. 382. To recapture the atmosphere of these pioneering performances, rare 78s were 24-bit digitally restored using the state-of-the-art "CAP 440" technique. Packaged in an eye-catching, protective slipcase, the 96-page book features vintage, rarely seen photos of the performers plus evocative images of the composer. The extensive written materials include an introduction by Pulitzer Prize?winner Tim Page, a fascinating essay by Jed Distler ("Mozart in the 20th Century"), and detailed artist bios from "The New Grove Dictionary to Music and Musicians." All the texts appear in English, French and German.