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Piano Concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

In 1781 Mozart established himself as a freelancer in Vienna, after years of failing to find full and satisfactory employment in Salzburg, Mannheim or Paris. After arriving in Vienna, he set up piano concertos by starring and directing small orchestras in various Vienna sites. They proved to be very popular and the foundation of his phenonenal success.

Here we present the piano versions of several concerts, selected from his 27 incredibly rich piano offerings. These are joyful and delightful pieces, showing strong and rapid inter-linking between tonic, subdominant and bass elements. A subdominant prepares dominant elements, which then lead strongly back to the tonic.

Piano Concerto 4, kv 41, G Major (1767)
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