Piano Concerto No. 5 (Mozart)

Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major, K. 175, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1773, at the age of 17. It is Mozart's first original piano concerto; his previous efforts were based on works by other composers.In 1782 he revised the score and composed a new rondo ( adding a flute to the instrumentation. ( K382 )

Piano Concerto in D major
No. 5
by W. A. Mozart
The young composer, a 1777 copy of a lost painting
Key	D major
Catalogue	K. 175
Composed	1773 (1773)
Movements	Three (Allegro, Andante ma un poco adagio, Allegro)
Scoring	Piano orchestra

Instrumentation

The work is scored for 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, and strings and was the only concerto with trumpets and timpani until No. 10, K. 365. The second movement omits the trumpets and timpani.

Movements

The three movements of the concerto are listed as follows:

1. Allegro
2. Andante ma un poco adagio (in G major)
3. Rondo: Allegro

This concerto was a favorite of Mozart's and is mentioned in many of his letters.[1] He played the piece at concerts until his death.

Notes

1. Hutchings (see references), p. 49-50.

References

• Hutchings, A. 1997. A Companion to Mozart's Piano Concertos, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-816708-3

External links

• Concerto in D KV 175: Score and critical report (in German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
• Piano Concerto No. 5: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)