Description
According to Mozart's own catalogue, he completed his Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491, on March 24, 1786. This was the only one of his piano concertos, aside from the Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466, that was written in a minor key. The concerto was likely first performed just two weeks later as part of a public "academy" concert at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
While composing this work, Mozart was extremely pressed for time, a fact evident in the cursory nature of the autograph manuscript and the numerous corrections it contains. In contrast to earlier publications, this new edition presents the definitive version of the concerto as it appears in Mozart's original manuscript.
The piano reduction for this edition was undertaken by the celebrated pianist András Schiff, who has also provided reductions for Mozart's Piano Concertos K. 453, 467, 488, and 503 (published as HN 765, 766, 767, and 825). Schiff has additionally supplied the fingerings for the solo part, the cadenzas, and the lead-ins.
