MOZART: PIANO CONCERTOS NO. 9 & 18

The origins of these concertos performed here by Kristian Bezuidenhout may each be traced to a woman. The so-called Jeunehomme Concerto K.271 a vehicle for rather unexpected musical daring could instead take it s nickname from the work s dedicatee: the piano virtuoso Louise Victoire Jenamy daughter of Mozart s old friend the dancer Noverre. As for K.456 cast in a more traditional mold yet so elaborate and seductive it was apparently composed for Maria Theresia von Paradis a blind pianist acclaimed throughout Europe. Two works distinctly different in character while somehow being aptly complementary. Album Tracks 1. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major K. 271 Jeunehomme : I. Allegro 2. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major K. 271 Jeunehomme : II. Andantino 3. Mozart:Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major K. 271 Jeunehomme : III. Rondeau. Presto 4. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-Flat Major K. 456: I. Allegro Vivace 5. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-Flat Major K. 456: II. Andante Un Poco Sostenuto 6. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-Flat Major K. 456: III. Allegro Vivace.