Piano Concerto No.18 in B-flat major, K.456 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus)

Incipit \relative c' {\key bes \major \time 4/4 \tempo "Allegro vivace" <d f bes>4 bes'8. bes16 bes4 bes4 c8( a8 bes4) r2}
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements
Composition Year 1784
Genre Categories Concertos; For piano, orchestra; Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the orchestra; For orchestra with soloists; for piano, flute, violin, cello (arr); For 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); Scores featuring the double bass (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 6 players (arr); For 2 pianos (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)

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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1784.
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 Complete Score
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 I. Allegro vivace
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 II. Andante un poco sostenuto
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 III. Allegro vivace
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Editor Series XVI editors (exact editor not specified)
Otto Goldschmidt (1829-1907)
Joseph Joachim (1831-1907)
Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)
Ernst Rudorff (1840-1916)
Paul Waldersee (1831-1906)
Publisher. Info. Mozarts Werke, Serie XVI:
Concerte für das Pianoforte, Bd.3, No.18 (pp.1-64 (55-118))
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1878. Plate W.A.M. 456.
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 Complete Score (scan) (EU) (Preview)
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Editor Eva Badura-Skoda (1929-)
Paul Badura-Skoda (1927-2019)
Publisher. Info. Neue Mozart-Ausgabe, Serie V, Werkgruppe 15,
Band 5: Konzerte für ein oder mehrere Klaviere und Orchester mit Kadenzen [NMA V/15//5] (pp.71-150)
Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1965. Plate BA 4542.
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 Complete Score
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Misc. Notes Flauta = Flute, Fagot = Bassoon, Trompa = Horn
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Parts

 Flute
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⇒ 7 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (in B♭) • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos and Basses

 Oboe 1, 2
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 Bassoon 1, 2
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 Horn 1, 2 (in B♭)
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos and Basses
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. Plate Orch.B. 5137.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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 Solo Piano
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 Oboe 1/2
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 Bassoon 1/2
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 Horn 1/2 (in B♭)
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos and Basses
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Misc. Notes Original: Horn in B♭ & G
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 Flute
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 Oboe 1
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 Oboe 2
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 Bassoon 1
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 Bassoon 2
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 2 Horns in Bb Alto
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 2 Horns in F (transposed)
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 Violin 1
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 Violin 2
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 Viola
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 Cello
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 Contrabass
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Piano (Lachner)

 Piano Part
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 Violin 1
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 Violin 2
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 Viola
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 Cello
#389558 - 1.18MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 98×⇩ - Jobdf

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 Bass
#389559 - 0.94MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 93×⇩ - Jobdf

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Arranger Ignaz Lachner (1807-1895)
Editor Sigmund Lebert (1821-1884), piano part
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Stuttgart: Cotta, 1881. Plate 69. (piano part)
Stuttgart: Cotta, n.d.[1881]. Plate 69b. (string parts)
Reprinted Stuttgart: Cotta, No.406, 1901. Plate 69. (piano part)
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For Piano, Flute, Violin, Cello (Hummel)

 Piano
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 Flute
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 Violin
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 Cello
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Arranger Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) incl. cadenza
Publisher. Info. London: Chappell, n.d.(ca.1826-1830).
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Misc. Notes Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): D2303/5; D2304/5; D2305/5; D2306/5
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For 2 Pianos

 Complete Score
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Editor Henrietta Mirvis (1930–2000)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzyka, n.d.(ca.1977). Plate 9658.
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For 2 Pianos (Babcock)

 Piano 1
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 Piano 2
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For Piano (Hummel)

 Complete Score
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Arranger Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: H. Litolff, n.d. Plate 2844.
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Cadenzas

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See: Cadenzas to Mozart's Piano Concertos by August Eberhard Müller
Turchetto

 I. Allegro vivace
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I. Allegro vivace
II. Andante un poco sostenuto
III. Allegro vivace
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General Information

Work Title Piano Concerto No.18
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Concerto pour piano nº 18 de Mozart; Piano Concerto No. 18; Pianoconcert nr. 18; XVIII Koncert fortepianowy (KV 456); Pianokonsert nr. 18 av Mozart; 18. Klavierkonzert; 18. zongoraverseny; ピアノ協奏曲第18番 (モーツァルト); Concierto para piano n.º 18; Концерт для фортепіано з оркестром № 18 (Моцарт); Pianokonsert nr. 18; Concert per a piano núm. 18; Concerto cho piano số 18; Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra n. 18 (Mozart); 피아노 협주곡 18번 (모차르트); Концерт для фортепиано с оркестром № 18 (Моцарт)
Name Aliases Klavierkonzert Nr. 18; Klavierkonzert B-Dur; Klavierkonzert in B-Dur; Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat Major, K. 456; Piano Concerto in B-flat major; Pianoconcert nr. 18 (Mozart); B-dúr zongoraverseny K. 456
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 180636366; LCCN: n81144349; GND: 30010894X; BNF: 148099044; NLA: 35361159; BNE: XX1953765
Composer Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. K.456
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IWM 383
Key B-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
I. Allegro vivace
II. Andante un poco sostenuto
III. Allegro vivace
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1784
First Publication. 1792 - Offenbach: Johann André, plate 479, set of parts.
Dedication Maria Theresia von Paradis (probably)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation Solo: piano
Orchestra: flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, strings
External Links Wikipedia article
NMA score
NMA report (German)

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