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Lisa Smirnova

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Lisa Smirnova, the Mozart Expert!A Collection of Piano Concertos Arranged for Chamber Music!Mozarts Piano Concerto No. 20, arranged by Czerny for flute, string quartet, and double bass!Lisa Smirnova, a Mozart expert who studied under renowned piano pedagogue Karl-Heinz Kemmerling of the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, as well as Maria Krusio, Robert Levinpresented by Mozart expert Lisa Smirnova and the New Classic Ensemble Vienna, which she founded in 2007: a chamber music edition of Mozarts Piano Concertos!Of particular note is No. 20, K. 466. While Hummels arrangement (piano, flute, violin, and cello) is the most famous chamber music version of this work, this recording features Karl Czernys version, which adds a double bass (piano, flute, two violins, viola, cello, and double bass). Czernys arrangement is exceptionally well-crafted; while preserving the essence of Mozarts original composi