Music From Marlboro (Concerto In E-Flat For Two Pianos (K. 365) / Concerto In C Major For Three Pianos / Concerto In D Minor For Three Pianos)

Released in 1966 by Columbia Masterworks, this recording captures the unique spirit of the Marlboro Music Festival, a Vermont-based institution founded in 1951. The festival was designed to foster an environment where established masters and rising students could collaborate in an intimate, retreat-like setting. This specific record highlights the pedagogical and artistic ethos of the festival, featuring performances led by violinist and conductor Alexander Schneider, whose influence was pivotal in shaping the collaborative chamber music traditions that defined the Marlboro experience.

The selections of Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos and Bach’s Concertos for Three Pianos reflect the festival’s commitment to exploring high-level ensemble interplay. As part of the prestigious Masterworks series, the release was designed to bring the festival's specialized, scholarly approach to a wider public audience. It was generally well-received by classical music critics of the era, who praised the vitality and nuanced spontaneity that the Marlboro musicians brought to these canonical works, often noting that the recording successfully translated the sense of shared discovery inherent in the festival's rehearsals.