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Mozart: Piano Concertos K. 271 & 456
Artist
Kristian Bezuidenhout, Freiburger Barockorchester
Label
Harmonia Mundi
Catalogue Number
HMM902332
Release Date
2 September 2022

The origins of these concertos, performed here by Kristian Bezuidenhout, may each be traced to a woman. The so-called “Jeunehomme” Concerto, K. 271, a vehicle for rather unexpected musical daring, could instead take its nickname from the work’s dedicatee: the piano virtuoso Louise Victoire Jenamy, daughter of Mozart’s old friend, the dancer Noverre. As for K. 456, cast in a more traditional mould yet so elaborate and seductive, it was apparently composed for Maria Theresia von Paradis, a blind pianist acclaimed throughout Europe. Two works distinctly different in character, while somehow being aptly complementary…

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  1. 1 Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": I. Allegro 10:33 Buy

    Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": I. Allegro

  2. 2 Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": II. Andantino 11:28 Buy

    Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": II. Andantino

  3. 3 Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": III. Rondeau. Presto 10:52 Buy

    Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": III. Rondeau. Presto

  4. 4 Piano Concerto No. 18 In B-Flat Major, K. 456: I. Allegro vivace 12:04 Buy

    Piano Concerto No. 18 In B-Flat Major, K. 456: I. Allegro vivace

  5. 5 Piano Concerto No. 18 In B-Flat Major, K. 456: II. Andante un poco sostenuto 9:46 Buy

    Piano Concerto No. 18 In B-Flat Major, K. 456: II. Andante un poco sostenuto

  6. 6 Piano Concerto No. 18 In B-Flat Major, K. 456: III. Allegro vivace 8:23 Buy

    Piano Concerto No. 18 In B-Flat Major, K. 456: III. Allegro vivace

Kristian Bezuidenhout, Freiburger Barockorchester

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