Mozart's piano concertos form a whole that is not only exceptional, but also absolutely unique in music history: from no. 9 to no. 27 they are without exception definitive masterworks. According to H.C. Robbins Landon, an eminent specialist in the life and work of the composer, "it is above all their immense stylistic diversity that places Mozart's piano concerti above those of his contemporaries". What these scores also have in common is their position at a crossroads of strongly influential influences: that of the symphony, which encouraged Mozart to make lavish use of the orchestra; the wind orchestras of the imperial court, which shaped his expanded role for the woodwinds; and the influence of opera, whose styles he incorporated in these concerti, often treating the dialogue between piano and orchestra as if they were stage characters. On this new recording, Eric Le Sage is assisted by the Gävle Symfoniorkester to perform the 17th and 24th piano concertos by the Salzburg composer.
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