Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Martin Helmchen
Orchestra: Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Gordan Nikolić
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5186305
Release: 2007
Size: 1.02 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491
01. I. Allegro (cadenza by Lars Vogt)
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Allegretto
Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K415
04. I. Allegro (cadenza by Mozart)
05. II. Andante (cadenza by Mozart)
06. III. Rondeau: Allegro
It was a bold gesture on the part of the talented German pianist Martin Helmchen to make his recording debut with two of Mozart’s piano concertos, particularly when so many other performers in the same situation would have opted for less mainstream repertory. But Helmchen’s decision is strongly vindicated by performances that show him to be a highly sensitive performer with a wonderfully limpid piano tone that is almost ideal for Mozart