What is Piano Concerto No. 27 by Mozart?
Piano Concerto No. 27 in B major, K. 595, is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's last piano concerto. It was first performed early in 1791, the year Mozart died.
Questions about Piano Concerto No. 27 (Mozart)
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When was Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27 written?
The surviving manuscript of Piano Concerto No. 27 is dated the 5th of January 1791, but that date is disputed among scholars. Alan Tyson's analysis of the paper Mozart used points to composition between December 1788 and February 1789, Simon Keefe has argued for 1788, and Wolfgang Rehm has argued for late 1790 and early 1791.
Who premiered Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27?
One possible premiere took place on the 4th of March 1791 at Jahn's Hall, with Mozart performing alongside the clarinetist Joseph Beer. Another possibility is that Mozart's pupil Barbara Ployer premiered it at a public concert at the Palais Auersperg in January 1791.
Where was Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27 first performed?
Piano Concerto No. 27 may have been first performed at Jahn's Hall on the 4th of March 1791, or alternatively at the Palais Auersperg in January 1791. If the Jahn's Hall concert was the premiere, it was Mozart's last public concert appearance before he died on the 5th of December 1791.
How many movements does Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27 have?
Piano Concerto No. 27 has three movements, all written in a major key even though minor keys surface within them. The first movement's second theme appears in the dominant minor, and the Larghetto shifts briefly into the tonic minor.
What instruments does Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27 use?
Piano Concerto No. 27 is scored for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns in B, solo piano, and strings. This makes it thinner than Mozart's other late piano concertos, all of which except No. 23 also include trumpet and timpani.