Artist: Ben Kim
Album: Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 24 & 25
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2023
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 01:04:41
Total Tracks: 8
Total Size: 1,09 GB

Tracklist:

1-1. Ben Kim – Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: I. Allegro (11:18)
1-2. Ben Kim – Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: Allegro – Cadenza (03:05)
1-3. Ben Kim – Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: II. Larghetto (08:04)
1-4. Ben Kim – Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: III. Allegretto (09:11)
1-5. Ben Kim – Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503: I. Allegro maestoso (12:44)
1-6. Ben Kim – Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503: Allegro maestoso – Cadenza (03:17)
1-7. Ben Kim – Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503: II. Andante (07:56)
1-8. Ben Kim – Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503: III. Allegretto (09:03)

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If in my previous recording of Mozart Concertos I tried to say something valid and truthful, albeit sincere, with this album I wanted to simply be.

For me, Mozart’s Piano Concertos Nos. 24 and 25 are a testament to the beauty and imperfection of the human experience and about finding joy and meaning in the midst of pain and hardship.

Even though they are considered today to have pushed the boundaries of the genre, the premiere of the 24th concerto in 1876 left listeners puzzled and uneasy. It wasn’t an opera, yet it sounded like one. What was a piece of passionate lament doing in a solo concerto expected to dazzle more than move audiences? By the time he wrote the 25th, unapologetically symphonic in scope, Mozart had lost enough subscribers that he had to postpone his performance by an entire season. The concerto would not be performed again until nearly 150 years later by Arthur Schnabel.