The orchestra and soloist then reprise the movementвЂ™s themes-including the last one this time-leading to the cadenza for the soloist alone. Changing key 20 times in a mere 60 measures, this development focuses on fragments of the first theme, which are overlapped and recombined with each other to great expressive effect. The pianist then similarly reinterprets the other themes, except the last instead, the minor-key shadows send the music into an exquisite developmental section. The pianist then enters with a lightly embellished version of the first theme before digressing into a richly chromatic, minor-key episode. The first theme is an elegant conversation between violins and woodwinds the second is a lyrical melody with echoes from the flute the third introduces a more humorous tone with its twittering figures in the violins last is a lyrical, singing theme that occurs after the shadow of the parallel minor key passes briefly over the music. The concerto begins with an orchestral introduction that presents the four main themes of the first movement. Sadly, it would be his final public appearance as a pianist. Mozart performed the premiere himself at a concert in Vienna on March 4, 1791. 27 in Bb) sometime in 1788, he would not complete it until January 1791, which was to be the last year of his life.

Though Mozart likely began composing his last piano concerto ( Piano Concerto No.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756В вЂ“ 5 December 1791)

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