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Featuring

Leif Ove Andsnes
Matthew Truscott
Joel Hunter
Frank-Michael Guthmann
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Composer Biography

In 1781, Mozart left his employment in Salzburg to become a freelance composer in Vienna, a move he found stimulating despite being fired.

Critical Reception

The D minor concerto (No. 20, K 466) initially received a lukewarm response from the Viennese but eventually became Mozart's most frequently performed concerto.

Composition History

Mozart's move to Vienna and his success as a freelance composer were significantly aided by the popularity of the piano, an instrument he heavily utilized.

Compositional Technique

In his 1785 concertos, Mozart innovated by having the soloist enter with music and temperament entirely different from the orchestra's initial exposition.

Instruments

The Concerto in E-flat major (No. 22, K 482) marks the first time clarinets were used in a Mozart concerto, contributing to its distinctive wind quintet sound.

Composition History

Mozart composed the Concerto in E-flat major (No. 22, K 482) while deeply engrossed in writing his opera The Marriage of Figaro, leading to some incomplete passages in the concerto's manuscript.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Mozart's piano concertos from 1785, including those on this album, moved beyond surface entertainment to reflect more deeply on life, love, and laughter.