jan 1, 1780 - Piano Concerto in G K. 453

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Mozart in the Marketplace: The Piano Concertos
1. Mozart’s piano concertos were his primary means for performance in Vienna.
2. Their composition dates tell us how economically successful Mozart was at various
times in Vienna.

The Piano Concerto in G Major, K. 453
1. Contemporary commentators noted that Mozart’s piano concertos defined the form and
demonstrated some of the same elements (intense subjective feeling) as his symphonies and operas.
2. The concerto in G, K. 453 dates from a highly successful year—and the one in which he wrote the most concertos.
3. Mozart defines the form, as seen here.
a. Instead of the repeated exposition of the first movement of a symphony, he has in effect two: one for the orchestra and one for the soloist.
b. The key scheme has to be altered to accommodate the soloist/orchestra interaction.
c. He has a cadenza for the soloist before the final ritornello.
4. For Mozart, the act of performing and the act of composing did not differ much.
5. The second movement of this concerto is a slow movement in sonata form, which is
unusual.
6. The final movement is a theme and variations (not the typical rondo).

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