Piano Concertos No. 20 & No. 22

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & John O’Conor & Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Charles Mackerras

Piano Concertos No. 20 and No. 22 are a pair of piano concertos by Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1785. Both works exemplify Mozart's mature Classical concerto style, featuring expressive piano writing, close dialogue with the orchestra and contrasting moods — the D minor concerto presents heightened drama and darker sonorities while the E-flat major concerto displays warmth and formal clarity, and together they occupy a significant place in his late output and the broader concerto repertoire.