The two piano concertos on this album, KV 453 and KV 456, were composed in 1784, a highly productive year for Mozart in Vienna.
Performer Biography
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, the pianist on this recording, is a multi-award-winning artist, considered Sir Georg Solti's last discovery, and records exclusively for Chandos.
Composition History
Mozart wrote the Concerto KV 453 for his pupil Barbara Ployer, and KV 456 likely for the blind pianist Maria Theresia von Paradis.
Interpretation
Pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet includes his own anachronistic cadenzas for KV 453, alongside Mozart's original ones, to playfully explore Mozart's 'puckish element'.
Composer Biography
Mozart's vast body of work demonstrates extraordinary achievements across all vocal and instrumental genres of his time, from masses to canons.
Interpretation
This recording aims to blend tradition and modernity by using modern instruments but incorporating Mozart-era performance practices, such as a solo quartet accompanying the piano.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mozart began to explore the full expressive capabilities of woodwind instruments around the time these concertos were written, giving them leading roles.
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