Alfred Einstein, the eminent musicologist, declared this piano concerto to be Mozart's "most characteristic creation . . . the peak of all his instrumental achievement." The span of these amazing works provides a view of the "fascinating journey from a great talent to pure genius." Unlike most of the Middle Concertos, Mozart considered this selection to be a "chamber" work, where spare instrumentation, and, in the case of the Andantino movement, a religious air, exhibit similarities to some choral works, like Ave Verum Corpus . This arrangement allows the eloquent melodic themes to be shared by all sections, requiring attention to detail and sensitive phrasing. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.