All three piano works on this album were composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in March 1784, when he was twenty-eight years old and enjoying a freelance life in Vienna.
Performer Biography
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, the pianist on this recording, has won multiple Gramophone Awards, including for his recordings of works by Debussy, Ravel, and Prokofiev.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart considered his Quintet for Piano and Winds, KV 452, to be the best work he had written in his life.
Composer Biography
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote the concertos on this album for his own performance, expressing concern about illegal copying and dissemination of his works.
Compositional Technique
The Quintet for Piano and Winds, KV 452, features an extended cadenza for the four wind instruments, with the piano playing an accompanying role.
Recording & Production
This recording uses 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which offers a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.
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