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Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482

178535 min

This guide follows Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482 (1785) in three parts: Allegro (sonata form), Andante (theme and variations) and Allegro.

Recording: Daniel Barenboim (piano), Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim

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Follow all 30 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Theme and variations
  3. III
ISonata form0:02–13:26

The orchestral opens with a ceremonial call for full orchestra, answered quietly by horns and bassoons alone, then sets out a , a and a . When the begins, the piano brings music of its own; as one critic noted, it never takes over the . In the the piano decorates the orchestra's ideas and adds new ones. The moves through new keys, and the to E-flat, with room for a before the .

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IITheme and variations13:30–23:13
III23:23–35:23

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Wolfgang Amadeus MozartConcertosClassical periodE-flat majorSonata formTheme and variations

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