Mozart: Piano Concertos K.413, 414, 415 / Bezuiden

Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano) Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 11 in F major, K413 Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K414 Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K415

In January 1783 Mozart advertised in the Vienna press "the publication of three new, recently completed piano concertos", which could even be played with quartet accompaniment – thus enabling him to reach a wider public. In similar vein, he told his father that they were "very brilliant and pleasing to the ear . . . Here and there only connoisseurs will derive satisfaction from them – yet in such a way that the non-connoisseur will also be pleased, without knowing why." It’s a fair bet that these dazzling performances by Kristian Bezuidenhout and the Freiburger Barockorchester will meet with the same unanimous approval.

Price: $22.98