Ben Kim, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Release Date: 29 March 2024
Label: Challenge Classics
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0608917298529
Genres: Classical Orchestral
Description
The third volume of Mozart Concertos with Ben Kim and Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra.
Concertos Nos 11, 12, and 13 were Mozart's first Concertos written upon moving to Vienna from Salzburg. In a letter addressed to his father Leopold, he described them as "a happy medium between too easy and too difficult; very brilliant, pleasing to the ear, and natural, without being vapid." By then, Mozart was free of his father's dominating presence. He wrote them to win over Vienna, and they did, firmly establishing him as Europe's premier composer.
But with these pieces, he was also seeking confirmation from his father. And the desire for parental approval is a basic one. Indeed, there are many moments in the Concertos, whether sublime or gallant or majestic, where one still feels a sense of child-like wonder.
"Kim is alive to the sound of historic keyboards […] it's really effective" – BBC Radio 3, Record Review (Andrew McGregor)
Tracklisting
Narratio Quartet
Piano Duo Scholtes & Janssens
Matteo Cicchitti, Musica Elegentia
Cappella Pratensis, Stratton Bull, Sollazzo Ensemble
La Sfera Armoniosa, Oscar Verhaar, Mike Fentross
Simona Marchesi, Bartolomeo Dandolo Marchesi
Ben Kim, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Jan Willem de Vriend
Ben Kim & Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
