Movements
The three movements of the concerto are listed as follows:
- Allegro
- Andante ma un poco adagio (in G major)
- Rondo: Allegro
Unfolding with two whole notes, Mozart tackles a problem in the finale – how to introduce contrapuntal elements in a sonata form movement – that he was to revisit several more times. Mozart later composed a more tuneful rondo finale for this concerto, thinking it would be more popular with the Viennese audience than the original third movement.
This concerto was a favorite of Mozart's and is mentioned in many of his letters. He played the piece at concerts until the year of his death.
Read more about this topic: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Mozart)
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