Piano Concerto No. 17 (Mozart)
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The Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, KV. 453, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was written in 1784.
The work is orchestrated for solo piano, flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, and strings (violins divided into two, violas, cellos and double basses). As is typical with concertos, it is in three movements:
According to the date that the composer himself noted on the score, the concerto was completed on April 12, 1784. It was premiered by Mozart's student, Barbara von Ployer, on June 13, 1784 at a concert to which Mozart had invited Giovanni Paisiello to hear both her and his new compositions, including also his recently-written Quintet in E flat for Piano and Winds. Afterwards, von Ployer was joined by Mozart in a performance of the Sonata for Two Pianos, K. 448.
The work has been called charming and intimate, subtle, and profound. This concerto is widely regarded as one of Mozart's finest[citation needed] as each of the three movements is equally well written. The finale is a set of variations on what Alfred Einstein has described as a birdlike theme and there is indeed a tale that Mozart's own starling whistled the tune. [1]
| Piano Concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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| Childhood Arrangements: | No. 1 F Major K. 37 | No. 2 B flat Major K. 39 | No. 3 D Major K. 40 | No 4 G Major K. 41 |
| Salzburg Concertos: No. 5 D Major K. 175 | No. 6 B flat Major K. 238 | No. 8 C Major K. 246 | No. 9 E flat Major K. 271 "Jeunehomme" |
| Concertos for Multiple Pianos: No. 7 F Major K. 242 for 3 pianos | No. 10 E flat Major K. 365 for 2 pianos |
| Early Vienna Concertos: No. 11 F Major K. 413 | No. 12 A Major K. 414 | No. 13 C Major K. 415 |
| Major Vienna Concertos: No. 14 E flat Major K. 449 | No. 15 B flat Major K. 450 | No. 16 D Major K. 451 | No. 17 G Major K. 453 | No. 18 B flat Major K. 456 | No. 19 D Major K. 459 | No. 20 D Minor K. 466 | No. 21 C Major K. 467 | No. 22 E flat Major K. 482 | No. 23 A Major K. 488 | No. 24 C Minor K. 492 | No. 25 C Major K. 503 |
| Later Concertos: No. 26 D Major K. 537 "Coronation" | No. 27 B flat Major K. 595 |
