℗ 2023 Challenge Records
| Released | March 8, 2024 |
| Duration | 1h 13m 17s |
| Record Label | Challenge Classics |
| Catalogue No. | CC72985 |
| Genre | Classical |
Mozart: The First Vienna Concertos | Piano Concertos Nos. 11-12-13
Ben Kim, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Available in 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413
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1.1
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I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Ben Kim; Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra |
9:17 | |||
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1.2
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II. Larghetto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Ben Kim; Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra |
6:47 | |||
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1.3
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III. Tempo di menuetto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Ben Kim; Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra |
5:16 | |||
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Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414
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1.4
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I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Ben Kim; Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra |
10:23 | |||
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1.5
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II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Ben Kim; Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra |
8:15 | |||
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1.6
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III. Allegretto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Ben Kim; Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra |
6:24 | |||
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Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415
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1.7
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I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Ben Kim; Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra |
10:31 | |||
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1.8
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II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Ben Kim; Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra |
7:53 | |||
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1.9
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III. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Ben Kim; Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra |
8:31 | |||
Concertos No. 11, 12, and 13 were Mozart’s first Concertos written upon moving to Vienna from Salzburg. In a letter addressed to his father Leopold, he described them as “a happy medium between too easy and too difficult; very brilliant, pleasing to the ear, and natural, without being vapid.” By then, Mozart was free of his father’s dominating presence. He wrote them to win over Vienna, and they did, firmly establishing him as Europe’s premier composer.
But with these pieces, he was also seeking confirmation from his father. And the desire for parental approval is a basic one. Indeed, there are many moments in the Concertos, whether sublime or gallant or majestic, where one still feels a sense of child-like wonder.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Challenge Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.36 -2.17 to -1.00 | -22.81 -25.16 to -19.84 | -19.61 -21.80 to -16.50 | 13 11 to 14 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro | -1.01 | -21.42 | -18.4 | 13 |
| 2 | II. Larghetto | -1.61 | -24.20 | -21.3 | 13 |
| 3 | III. Tempo di menuetto | -1.56 | -21.90 | -18.8 | 13 |
| 4 | I. Allegro | -1.03 | -21.72 | -18.6 | 13 |
| 5 | II. Andante | -1.85 | -24.84 | -21.4 | 13 |
| 6 | III. Allegretto | -1.00 | -22.99 | -19.6 | 13 |
| 7 | I. Allegro | -1.01 | -19.84 | -16.5 | 11 |
| 8 | II. Andante | -2.17 | -25.16 | -21.8 | 14 |
| 9 | III. Allegro | -1.01 | -23.22 | -20.1 | 14 |