Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Manchester Camerata, Gábor Takács-Nagy - Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol. 11 (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Ascanio in Alba, K. 111: Overture
02. Piano Concerto in D Major, K. 107 No. 1 (After J.C. Bach's W. A2): I. Allegro
03. Piano Concerto in D Major, K. 107 No. 1 (After J.C. Bach's W. A2): II. Andante
04. Piano Concerto in D Major, K. 107 No. 1 (After J.C. Bach's W. A2): III. Tempo di menuetto
05. Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 87: Overture. Allegro
06. Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 87: Overture. Andante grazioso
07. Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 87: Overture. Presto
08. Piano Concerto in G Major, K. 107 No. 2 (After J.C. Bach's W. A3): I. Allegro
09. Piano Concerto in G Major, K. 107 No. 2 (After J.C. Bach's W. A3): II. Allegretto
10. Lo sposo deluso, K. 430: Overture
11. Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major, K. 107 No. 3 (After J.C. Bach's W. A4): I. Allegro
12. Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major, K. 107 No. 3 (After J.C. Bach's W. A4): II. Allegretto
13. Thamos, König in Ägypten, K. 345, Act I: Interlude
14. Thamos, König in Ägypten, K. 345, Act II: Interlude
15. Thamos, König in Ägypten, K. 345, Act III: Interlude
16. Thamos, König in Ägypten, K. 345, Act IV: Interlude
17. Thamos, König in Ägypten, K. 345, Act V: Interlude

This eleventh volume adds the three juvenile concertos which Mozart composed in 1771 - 72, all re-writes of keyboard sonatas by J.C. Bach. Bach had been something of a mentor to Mozart whilst he was living in London (1764 – 65) and these concertos not only draw on Bach’s thematic material, but are very much in the gallant style of which Bach was a leading proponent. Converting the sonatas into concertos presented Mozart with numerous challenges, as both forms were subject to relatively strict conventions that were markedly different. Mozart overcame these challenges with great imagination and lightness of touch. The Overture to Mitridate, re di Ponto was composed for the Duke of Lombardy in 1770 when Mozart was fourteen, a year before the concertos. The opera was a great hit, and consequently Mozart was commissioned by Empress Maria Theresa to write a serenata for the wedding of her son Archduke Ferdinand. Ascanio in Alba was the result. Mozart started the comedy Lo sposo deluso in 1785, but only composed five numbers, including the Overture heard here. The five pieces written for Thamos, König in Ägypten represent the only set of incidental music that Mozart composed for the theatre.

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