Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Ben Kim
Orchestra: Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Michael Waterman
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Challenge Classics
Catalogue: CC72935
Release: 2023
Size: 1.08 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491
01. I. Allegro
02. Allegro – Cadenza
03. II. Larghetto
04. III. Allegretto
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K503
05. I. Allegro maestoso
06. Allegro maestoso – Cadenza
07. II. Andante
08. III. Allegretto
In his second disc of Mozart Concertos for Challenge Classics, Ben Kim confronts two great concertos, numbers 24 and 25, both composed in Vienna in 1786.
The album reflects Mozart’s artistic development and how it alienated his listeners, but also of the artist’s own journey of finding confidence in vulnerability.
Ben Kim’s previous release (CC72816 Mozart: Concertos Nos. 17 & 23) was welcomed by Gramophone: “his debut with Challenge reveals a sensitive touch… [his] performances give pleasure in their delivery of Mozart’s indelible melodic writing” and by BBC Music Magazine: “… a recording that offers considerable rewards.”