Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements
Composition Year 1786/03/02
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Scores

 Complete Score (black and white)
#216487 - 15.34MB, 100 pp. -  5.1932773109244/10 2 4 6 8 10 (119) - V/V/V - 27927×⇩ - Nightjar

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 Complete Score (color)
#293132 - 125.44MB, 109 pp. -  5.0909090909091/10 2 4 6 8 10 (11) - V/V/V - 9025×⇩ - Irishmaestro

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1785-86).
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Misc. Notes #216487: Highest available resolution (ca.300dpi), resampled to 200%, converted to monochrome. Dated 2nd March 1786 in Mozart's thematic catalogue
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 Complete Score
#25720 - 5.22MB, 54 pp. -  5.735632183908/10 2 4 6 8 10 (87) - V/V/V - 62756×⇩ - homerdundas

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Otto Goldschmidt (1829-1907)
Joseph Joachim (1831-1907)
Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)
Ernst Rudorff (1840-1916)
Paul Waldersee (1831-1906)
Publisher. Info. Mozarts Werke, Serie XVI, Bd.4, No.23 (pp.67-120)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1879. Plate W.A.M. 488.
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 Sketches (scan) (EU) (Preview)
#582140 - 0.10MB, 1 pp. -  3.7142857142857/10 2 4 6 8 10 (7) - C*/55*/V* - 5857×⇩ - Piupianissimo

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Editor Hermann Beck (1929–1980)
Publisher. Info. Neue Mozart-Ausgabe, Serie V, Werkgruppe 15 [NMA V/15//7] (pp.3-84)
Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1959. Plate BA 4519.
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 Complete Score
#37917 - 5.66MB, 203 pp. -  6.4727272727273/10 2 4 6 8 10 (55) - !N/!N/!N - 55779×⇩ - jgjgjg

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Misc. Notes Flauta=Flute, Clarinete=Clarinet, Fagot=Bassoon, Trompa=Horn.
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Parts

Piano Solo

 Complete Part
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Editor Carl Reinecke (1842–1910)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate V.A. 427.
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 Complete Part
#37922 - 0.54MB, 39 pp. -  5.984126984127/10 2 4 6 8 10 (63) - !N/!N/!N - 62076×⇩ - jgjgjg

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Misc. Notes Original: Clarinet in A, Horn in A
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 2. Adagio
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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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Misc. Notes Embellished version of the solo part of the Adagio by Mozart's pupil Barbara Ployer.
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Orchestra

⇒ 7 more: Clarinet 1, 2 (A) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (A, transposed in F) • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. Plate Orch.B. 4433.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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 Bassoon 2 (EU)
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Editor Hermann Beck (1929–1980)
Publisher. Info. Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1959. Plate BA 4740.
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 Flute
#37918 - 0.20MB, 12 pp. -  5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - !N/!N/!N - 2953×⇩ - jgjgjg

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⇒ 7 more: Clarinet 1/2 • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2 (B♭) • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos and Basses

 Clarinet 1/2
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 Bassoon 1/2
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 Horn 1/2 (B♭)
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos and Basses
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Misc. Notes Original: Clarinet in A, Horn in A
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⇒ 13 more: Clarinet 1 in A • Clarinet 2 in A • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Horn 1 in A • Horn 2 in A • Horn 1 in F (transposed) • Horn 2 in F (transposed) • Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola • Cello • Contrabass

 Viola
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Piano (Lachner)

⇒ 4 more: Violin 2 • Viola • Cello • Bass

Arranger Ignaz Lachner (1807-1895)
Editor Sigmund Lebert (1821-1884), piano part
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Stuttgart: Cotta, n.d.[1881]. Plate 66b.
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For 2 Pianos (Babcock)
Arranger Gaylon Babcock
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For 2 Pianos (Fischer and Soldan)

 Complete Score
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Arranger Edwin Fischer (1886-1960)
Kurt Soldan (1891-1946)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1938).
Reprinted Miami: Kalmus, No.03718, n.d.
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For 2 Pianos (van Noord)

 Complete score (Preview)
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Arranger Martin van Noord (b. 1960)
Publisher. Info. Martin van Noord, 2022.
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Misc. Notes New typeset. Based on Steingräber edition 1925, with fingering, phrasing, punctuation, and bowing marks for piano1 (solo). Normal sized staffs for both pianos. High quality PDF.
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For Piano 4 Hands (Ulrich and Wittmann)
Arranger Hugo Ulrich (1827–1872)
Robert Wittmann (1804-18??)
Publisher. Info. Conzerte für Pianoforte, Bd.2
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 6850.
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Adagio (No.2)

For 11 Recorders (Wiebes)

 Complete Score and Parts ("high" and "low")
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Arranger Jaap Wiebes
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For Organ (Jordan)

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Arranger Wes Jordan
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For Piano (Sasaki)

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Arranger Osamu Sasaki (b. 1955)
Publisher. Info. Osamu Sasaki, 1955.
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Cadenzas

Busoni
Arranger Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1919]. Plate 29475a.
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Joseffy
Arranger Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1882. Plate 2923.
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Müller
See: Cadenzas to Mozart's Piano Concertos by August Eberhard Müller
Reinecke
Arranger Carl Reinecke (1842-1910)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1897. Plate V.A. 351 II.
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Misc. Notes Published as Reinecke's Op.87 No.11.
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Shichida

 I. Allegro
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Braille Scores

 1. Allegro (Part 1/2)
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⇒ 4 more: 1. Allegro (Part 2/2) • 2. Adagio • 3. Allegro assai (Part 1/2) • 3. Allegro assai (Part 2/2)

 1. Allegro (Part 2/2)
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 2. Adagio
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Editor Steve Gardiner
Publisher. Info. Steve Gardiner, 2023.
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General Information

Work Title Piano Concerto No.23
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Concerto pour piano n° 23 de Mozart; Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major; Pianoconcert nr. 23; Pianokonsert nr. 23 av Mozart; Concert per a piano núm. 23 (Mozart); [15 more...]23. Klavierkonzert; 피아노 협주곡 23번 (모차르트); Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra n. 23; 23. zongoraverseny; Concierto para piano n.º 23; Концерт для фортепіано з оркестром № 23 (Моцарт); ピアノ協奏曲第23番 (モーツァルト); XXIII Koncert fortepianowy (KV 488); Pianokonsert nr. 23; Piano Concerto No. 23; Концерт для фортепиано с оркестром № 23; Դաշնամուրի կոնցերտ № 23 (Մոցարտ); 第23号钢琴协奏曲; Koncertas fortepijonui Nr. 23 (Mocartas); کنسرتو پیانو شماره ۲۳ (موتسارت)
Name Aliases Piano Concerto in A major; K. 488; K 488; K488; KV. 488; [10 more...]KV 488; KV.488; KV488; Klavierkonzert Nr. 23; Klavierkonzert A-Dur; Klavierkonzert in A-Dur; Pianoconcert nr. 23 (Mozart); A大调第23号钢琴协奏曲; 第23號鋼琴協奏曲; A-dúr zongoraverseny K. 488
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 217005284; LCCN: n81133530; GND: 300109008; [2 more...]BNF: 13915219h; NLA: 35321483
Composer Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. K.488
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IWM 388
Key A major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Allegro
  2. Adagio
  3. Allegro assai
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1786/03/02
First Publication. 1801 - André
Average DurationAvg. Duration 25 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation piano, orchestra
InstrDetail flute, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, strings
External Links Wikipedia article
All Music Guide
NMA score
NMA report (German)

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