The First Vienna Concertos | Piano Concertos Nos. 11-12-13 Ben Kim & Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413:
• 1 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413: I. Allegro 09:17
• 2 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413: II. Larghetto 06:47
• 3 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413: III. Tempo di menuetto 05:16
• Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414:
• 4 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414: I. Allegro 10:23
• 5 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414: II. Andante 08:15
• 6 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414: III. Allegretto 06:24
• Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415:
• 7 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415: I. Allegro 10:31
• 8 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415: II. Andante 07:53
• 9 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415: III. Allegro 08:31
• Total Runtime 01:13:17

Info for The First Vienna Concertos | Piano Concertos Nos. 11-12-13

Concertos No. 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.

Ben Kim, piano
Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra

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