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Title proper
No. 5 des six grands concertos pour le Piano-Forté
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No. 5 of six grand concertos for the piano
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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- Variations in title: Piano concerto No. 23 in A major, K.488
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MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 2
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January 25, 1861 (Custody)
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- Dated and signed by Clara Schumann
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1845 (Custody)
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- Note on cover of first violin part indicating that Francis Marcus Beresford had possession of this score in 1845.
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Physical description
12 parts (58 p.) ; 34 x 25 cm
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Name of creator
(1756-1791)
Biographical history
An extremely well-known Austrian composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's output include symphonies, concertos, chamber music, and operas. Born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria, he toured Europe extensively with his sister, Nannerl, as a child prodigy under the tutelage of their father, Leopold Mozart. He quickly gained fame as a pianist and composer and spent time in Salzburg, Italy, Paris, and Vienna. He died in Vienna on December 5, 1791.
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Scope and content
File contains a first edition publication of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23, including the solo piano part and parts for each orchestral instrument (violins, horn, viola, cello, double bass, bassoon, flute, clarinet). The edition was published by J. André of Offenbach.
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- English
- French
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General note
Scoring summary: pf, orch
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Key: A Major
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Total scoring: pf (1), vln (2), vla (1), vlc and cb (1), fl (1), cl (2), fag (2), cnto (2)
Signatures note
The first violin part bears the inscription "F.M. [Francis Marcus] Beresford, 1845" on its front cover, likely indicating that Beresford had possession of this publication at that time. The front cover of the piano part bears the names of Clara Schumann and Theodor Avé-Lallemant, dated January 25, 1861. Two descriptive cards are also included indicating that the publication previously belonged to Clara Schumann.
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Opus number: KV. 488
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Plate number: 1419
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- Johann André (Publisher)