The "Open Chamber Orchestra of Paris" performs the concertos in chamber form, with Maestro Yair Benaim - who traditionally conducts the earlier concertos from the podium - taking the part of first violin and achieving an even closer assimilation with pianist Dana Ciocarlie, allowing the spirited clarity of their playing to emerge even more clearly and demonstrating the versatility of these musicians both individually and as an ensemble.

The sound of the concertos in this performance is leaner and at the same time more supple. What may be perceived as a loss when the works are deprived of their lovely woodwind colors is more than compensated for by the greater clarity of the sophisticated interplay of lines and voices in Mozart's conception.