In January 1783 Mozart advertised in the Wiener Zeitung ‘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!
Piano concerto K414 in A major
1Allegro 10’03
2Andante 7’43
3Rondeau. Allegretto 6’08
Piano concerto K413 in F major
4Allegro 9’01
5Larghetto 6’41
6Tempo di Menuetto 5’07
Piano concerto K415 in C major
7Allegro 10’08
8Andante 6’58
9Rondeau. Allegro 7’38