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Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

178632 min

This guide follows Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 (1786) in three parts: Allegro (sonata form), Larghetto and Allegretto (theme and variations).

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

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Follow all 33 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III · Theme and variations
ISonata form0:00–13:48

An in C minor and 3/4. The orchestra plays alone for 99 , starting with a quiet, highly that does not confirm C minor until its . The piano then enters with a passage of its own and brings fresh material instead of repeating the orchestra's. The turns the opening into a series of questions, then a stormy exchange. The restates every in C minor. The ends on C minor chords.

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II13:54–21:57
IIITheme and variations22:08–31:36

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

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