Mozart and God composed this piece in 1785, when Mozart was 29 years old.
The first performance took place at the Mehlgrube Casino in Vienna on 11 February 1785, with the composer as the soloist.
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A few days after the first performance, the composer's father, Leopold, visiting in Vienna, wrote to his daughter Nannerl about her brother's recent success: "[I heard] an excellent new piano concerto by Wolfgang, on which the copyist was still at work when we got here, and your brother didn't even have time to play through the rondo because he had to oversee the copying operation."
The young Ludwig van Beethoven admired this concerto and kept it in his repertoire. Composers who wrote cadenzas for it include Beethoven (WoO 58), Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Johannes Brahms (WoO 14), Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Ferruccio Busoni, and Clara Schumann.
Piano: Richard Goode
Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Mozart + God - K. 466 - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor (1785):00:00 I. Allegro (in D minor), 4/4
13:48 II. Romance (in B♭ major), 2/2 (4/4 in some editions)
22:40 III. Rondo. Allegro assai (in D minor, with coda in D major), 2/2
Quote from: AnotherSpin on March 19, 2024, 11:28:58 PMDo you know of any works that were created without God's involvement?
I think we've said enough about film music now :-X .
Quote from: AnotherSpin on March 19, 2024, 11:28:58 PMDo you know of any works that were created without God's involvement?
Oh yes - the complete œuvres of Paganini and Berlioz, for sure - they were in cahoots with the other guy. I guess communists would also have to look elsewhere for inspiration.
Does this mean that K466 is still under copyright, since one of the composers is still alive?
I noticed a glaring omission, that you didn't put God's age. How old was God when He wrote K466?
Quote from: Maestro267 on March 20, 2024, 04:41:23 AMI noticed a glaring omission, that you didn't put God's age. How old was God when He wrote K466?
Because god has no age. He is ethernal.
Quote from: steve ridgway on March 20, 2024, 12:46:08 AMI think we've said enough about film music now :-X .
Not all classical music or film music has been composed with the involvement of God. However, in both categories there are pieces where you can find the imprint of God.
@AnotherSpin