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Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART. At-A-Glance. Composed: 1785. Length: c. 25 minutes. Orchestration: flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings, and solo piano.
Cadenzas by Mozart for this concerto do not survive; at these performances, Eric Lu plays cadenzas by Beethoven. In addition to the solo piano, the score calls for an orchestra of flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, and strings (first and second violins, violas, cellos, and double basses). The concerto is about 32 minutes ...
Feb 9, 2022 · Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor: Shadowy and Tempestuous. February 9, 2022 by Timothy Judd. Throughout the music of Mozart, D minor evokes shadowy supernatural forces. It is the central key of Mozart’s Requiem, as well as the searing aria that is sung by the Queen of the Night in the second act of The Magic Flute.
