Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K. 466 / Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Ivor Bolton & Mariaclara Monetti

These are two piano concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1785 and 1791 respectively. Both belong to the Classical-era concerto repertoire: the earlier concerto is one of Mozart's few works in a minor key, featuring dramatic orchestral–piano dialogue and darker harmonic language, while the later concerto, composed shortly before his death and his final concerto for piano, displays restrained, lyrical clarity and the transparent textures characteristic of his late style.