Mozart/ Kim - Piano Concertos Nos. 24 & 25In his second disc of Mozart Concertos for Challenge Classics, Ben Kim confronts two great concertos like Nos. 24 and 25, both composed in Vienna in 1786. Both works are numbered among the masterpieces of the genre. The album reflects Mozart's artistic development and how it alienated his listeners, but also of the artist's own journey of finding confidence in vulnerability. His previous CC 72816 (Concertos Nos. 17 & 23) was welcomed by Gramophone:

her family

The Vapor Caves and

in these arrangements for his trio

studying Composition at NYU

it marks the group's return to the front of the stage

from solo pieces to large orchestral works

in A major and D minor respectively

and ending with Johann Sebastian Bach as the central figure of this dynasty

Touching on time-honored themes of friendship and love (lost and found)

Tsutomu Nakai brings his unique tone on guitar

It's also the way that earns the most points and sets up yet another way to score

Produced by Will Kimbrough