I am quite positive that Mozart himself wouldn't have minded at all what another genius had added on to this beautiful piece of his to make it sound truly unrivaled.
the part starting @4:11 to @5:03 (score bars 76 to 92) is amazing!!! At first, the orchestra, the piano, and the bassoon have a little talk, while the wind section holds the harmony for a while; then after the strings pizzicato section, the wind instruments join again to sustain and reinforce the base harmony while the piano basically just plays a few more ornaments and single notes... so good, it is hard to really comprehend how creative Mozart was! Sublime! All this leads to the flute and clarinet duo @5:04 and the final coda, which finishes suspended by three final chords of strings and winds section; the lightest music in the entire universe @5:24.
The sound is out of this world when the horns start singing. This is one of the greatest music I've ever come across, one of the most enchanting! Thank you for uploading =] (tho i haven't heard the slower one)
I want everybody, who says that this piece isnt played well because it s too fast or whatever, to shut up. Horowitz was genius and if this is his way to play this concerto you should accept it, without any stupid comments...every master of his instrument has his own way to make music...
@Craftonia That is a very interesting point, I think you are quite right but I find the slower version a touch more mournful at times with overtures of happiness. You're in titled your opinion, I suppose that beautiful songs such as this can be interpreted differently and they can mean totally different things to others than it might to me
@C7Petra Wonderful, thats really inspiration. I always tend to imagine places when i listen to music but i never painted, because im not good, but you just make me wanna learn painting for mixing it with music. Thank you!
I believe another story goes that when Frederick II of Prussia (I think that's the right ruler) wanted to commission an opera from him when he was around 16, Frederick had one of his composers make a little welcoming march to be played on his arrival. Mozart heard the piece once, played it perfectly by ear, and then added to it on the spot, turning the bland piece into a beautiful work of music. The composer who made the piece watched him turn his piece 20x betr A tribute to his greatness :P
I agree that it's probably supposed to be played slower than Horowitz does, but that's the way he always (that I know of) performed this movement, and it's his privilege to interpret it that way.
ameblo.jp/galwayera/entry-12024171006.html The next would be my personal opinion. Speaking about Horowitz tempo,in spite of Adagio ,his tempo is pretty quick as if like Andante. But I think that his choice is reasonable. Because this 2nd movement is Sciciliano. In other words, It's a kind of dance music based on 6/8 beat. I guess that he wanted to emphacise this aspect called Siciliano. And watching this Mozart 2nd movement score, I 've discovered that the stream of this tonality . F# minor~ A major~F# minor. I could feel the genius of Mozart at this aspect called musical moduration. From Tokyo
Mozart avait trois ans lorsqu'il se mit au piano. Comme son père lui demandait ce qu'il faisait, il eut cette réponse charmante : "Je cherche les petites notes qui s'aiment". (Jean Lefèvre, Dictionnaire de l'esprit)
@FilonovaEY There is a free PDF of the full score at the International Music Scores Library Project. If you go to the piece's Wikipedia page there is a link to it (You tube won't let me post it here for some reason).
@poplife123 oh but i'm an amateur, not a connaisseur. i don't know anything about tempo or music language in general. but what wonderous works of music are there. and what joy to see how others do stiil appreciate music like this :)
idk... from all the accounts I've seen, Mozart was a very outgoing, rowdy and eager to do new things. I think he was the first to write a German opera, which is ridiculous since German is not very flowing at all (not to insult Germany or its people), and wanted the opera to take place in a *cough* brothel *cough*. If you don't know the word, look it up xD. Absolute genius though, utterly prodigious. He drove his contemporary composers crazy with his amazing ability.
You know I heard this version for years before ever hearing the slower interpretations and I have the exact feeling you do, only 180' opposite! I feel that by slightly increasing the tempo it brings out the beautiful hesitations on the piano slightly more. The slower versions lose those moments and instead the piano sounds too strict and less emotional.
Read somewhere that Mozart was insignificant looking and small in appearance. And would click his heels as he talked with people. Usually about small things and gossip. Also loved billiards, horses, and fine clothes.
@equineface Well, I know how. I bought a cd with the same music, but they play it very slowly. Horowitz plays with allure. That's how. This is much better. I think I have to buy a new cd :-D
