Damian Thompson Damian Thompson

The most exhilarating ‘authentic’ Mozart I’ve ever heard

You may think we don't need an other recording of these two piano concertos – but you'd be wrong

issue 03 August 2024

Grade: A+

Yet another double bill of Mozart’s Piano Concertos 20 and 23! There’s an online database of 185 recordings of the first of these, the brooding K466 in D minor, and the classically perfect K488 in A major isn’t far behind. Can there really be anything new to say about either of them?

The answer is yes, and in virtually every bar.

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