Mozart's brilliant career as a pianist ended somewhat abruptly around 1786, after which he composed only three more piano concertos before his death.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in May 2021 (K. 503) and March 2022 (K. 238) at Ensemblehaus Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Instruments
The autograph for Mozart's Concerto in B flat major, K. 238, designates it as 'Concerto di Cembalo' (Harpsichord concerto), suggesting it was intended for harpsichord rather than fortepiano.
Instruments
Kristian Bezuidenhout performs on a fortepiano that is a copy of an instrument by Walter & Sohn (ca. 1805), built by Paul McNulty in 2008.
Instruments
Mozart acquired a fortepiano by Viennese maker Anton Walter in 1782 or 1783, which he used exclusively in all his concerts from then on.
Composition History
Mozart's first true piano concerto, K. 175, is counted as 'no. 5' because four earlier 'pastiche concertos' were considered original works until the early 20th century.
Composer Biography
Mozart's first keyboard concertos were not original compositions but arrangements of movements from sonatas by other composers, including Johann Christian Bach, the 'London Bach'.
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