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- Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major – K. 314. Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 2 is an adaption of the original concerto composed for oboe in 1777. It came into creation when flutist Ferdinand De Jean commissioned Mozart to compose four new quartets and three new concertos for flute.
- Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor – K. 491. Who doesn't love it when Mozart composes in minor keys? Piano Concerto No. 24 is actually one of only two piano concertos Mozart wrote in a minor key (the other is Piano Concerto No. 20 in d minor).
- Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat Major – K. 271. Fun, exuberant, lovely, and pleasant are words that come to mind when describing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9.
- Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major – K. 453. Scored for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, strings, and solo piano, Mozart completed his Piano Concerto No. 17 in 1784.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 's concertos for piano and orchestra are numbered from 1 to 27. The first four numbered concertos and three unnumbered concertos are early works that are arrangements of keyboard sonatas by various contemporary composers. Concertos 7 and 10 are compositions for three and two pianos respectively.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Article History. Mozart Piano Concertos, compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart not only numerous in quantity and excellent in quality but also standing very early in the existence of the genre and, indeed, of the piano itself. Mozart’s 27 concerti for solo piano and orchestra, composed between 1767 ...
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- Requiem. Mozart’s Requiem is possibly the greatest ever example of the power of music. After receiving a commission from an anonymous source, Mozart embarked on one of the most soul-searching musical journeys of his life.
- Horn Concerto No.4. A cheery horn melody, coupled with playful strings, is enough to put anyone in a good mood. Mozart wrote it in 1786 for his friend Joseph Leutgeb, a virtuoso horn player.
- The Marriage of Figaro. Mischievous scurrying strings, interrupted by grandiose wind and brass fanfares, Mozart manages to tell more or less the whole story of his opera in its overture’s first eight bars!
- Piano Concerto No.21, ‘Elvira Madigan’ Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.21 has received much of its popularity from its use in themes, and it’s also one of his greatest works.
- Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto No.2. This colossus of the piano repertoire topped the annual Classic FM Hall of Fame for the first time in 2001 and hasn’t strayed far since, reaching that No.1 spot an impressive eight times so far, since the chart began in 1996.
- Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.5 (‘Emperor’) We all know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but in this case you absolutely can: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.5 absolutely lives up to its imperial nickname.
- Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor. The great Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg only completed one piano concerto during his lifetime, and it has become one of the most recognised in the world (thanks, in part, to the iconic comedy sketch by Morecambe and Wise, and the late André Previn).
- Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No.2. Shostakovich himself downplayed this concerto, saying it had “no redeeming artistic merits”, but audiences have always begged to differ.
Clarinet Concerto in A major. This is probably the most famous of all Mozart's concertos, and the only one he wrote for the clarinet. The piece is probably responsible for the clarinet still being so popular today, seeing as it was a fairly young instrument at the time with little repertoire. Most striking, though, is how mature it sounds.
The best recordings of Mozart's Piano Concertos - Classical Music. We compare the best complete recorded cycles of all 27 of Mozart's sublime Piano Concertos. Discover more about the great composers and works with BBC Music.
