Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto no. 26 in D major K. 537 (Coronation Concert)
Although Mozart’s penultimate piano concerto was completed on 24 February 1788, it was not premiered until 1789 in Dresden. A further performance in autumn 1790, as part of the celebrations in honour of Leopold II’s coronation as Emperor, led to the concerto’s now popular nickname.
In comparison to the series of large piano concertos from 1784–86, K. 537, with its numerous rapid scale passages and embellishments, looks more conventional at first glance, although it is precisely this more flexible structure that points ahead to forms of the early romantic period. In any case, it today numbers among Mozart’s most frequently played concertos.
About the Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart is one of the few composers to have produced masterpieces in all genres. On the concert tours he undertook in his early years (London, Mannheim, Italy, Paris) he gained many varied musical impressions that he assimilated in his youth and which formed the prerequisite for his later consummate musical language.
About the Authors
Andreas Friesenhagen (Editor)
Dr. Andreas Friesenhagen, born in 1965, read musicology at the University of Cologne. Since 1999 he has been a research associate at the Joseph Haydn-Institut in Cologne. In this capacity to date he has edited a total of seven volumes for the Complete Edition of Joseph Haydn’s Works.
His publications include books on Edward Elgar’s Oratorio “The Dream of Gerontius” and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Masses as well as a richly illustrated book on the life and works of J. S. Bach’s sons. He writes for several periodicals, radio, the recording industry as well as concert promoters both in Germany and abroad.
Product Safety Informations (GPSR)
G. Henle Verlag
Here you can find the information about the manufacturer of the product.G. Henle Verlag e.K.
Forstenrieder Allee 122
81476 München
Germany
info@henle.de
www.henle.com
recommendations
autogenerated_cross_selling
Further editions of this title
