![]() ![]() 595 is, then, his 23rd original piano concerto and his 21st solo concerto – of the 23, one is for two pianos, another for three.) The Concerto, completed in January 1791, broke a nearly three-year concerto dry spell, the longest period without a new piano-orchestra work since he had settled in Vienna. 27 reflects the inclusion in his catalog of four works which were merely sonata movements by other composers that the precocious lad of 11 arranged for piano and orchestra. ![]() The resultant shades of interplay are, in their way, as richly varied as those sung and acted out in the operas. ![]() The keyboard often initiates the drama, and also reacts and responds to the stimuli of the orchestra. The latter – the piano concertos – struck equally rich melodic mines, and with the minted gold Mozart dressed his solo protagonist in the multiple guises of hero, heroine, villain (rarely), supporting player. The former called forth an almost endless flow of melodies, clothing the operatic characters in garments perfectly tailored to fit their librettoed personalities. There were, however, two kinds of compositions for whose genesis his muse remained on virtually constant vigil: operas and piano concertos. It even remained relatively dormant more often than many of us worshippers would care to admit. ![]() The great gift with which Mozart had been blessed functioned at various levels of exaltation. ![]()
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