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Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 : Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: I. Allegro (Cadenza by Busoni) by Vladimir Horowitz album cover

Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 : Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: I. Allegro (Cadenza by Busoni)

by Vladimir Horowitz

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About "Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 : Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: I. Allegro (Cadenza by Busoni)" by Vladimir Horowitz

The opening Allegro of K. 488 bursts with conversational sparkle. Horowitz balances Mozartean elegance with sly wit, the Busoni cadenza a sudden burst of romantic fire. Tension flickers between courtly grace and a mischievous, almost dangerous playfulness.