Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 21 in C major, K. 467

Composition date:

1785

About


Mozart completed his Piano Concerto No. 21 a few months only after his Piano Concerto No. 20. But the two works are very different: the torments of the Concerto No. 20 contrasts with the peacefulness and cheerfulness of the Concerto No. 21.

The pianists competing at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition must perform, during the second round of the Competition, one of the seven piano concerti written by Mozart and selected by the Competition.

Movements:

  • Allegro
  • Andante
  • Allegro vivace assai


About the composer


Birth date:

Jan. 27, 1756

Death date:

Dec. 5, 1791

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