It is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's last and perhaps most beautiful piano concerto: the Concerto in B flat major K595. He completed it in January 1791. It seems that there was no particular occasion for the composition. Mozart was facing personal difficulties at the time, as his popularity in Vienna was declining and the public showed decreasing interest in his art.

Unlike earlier concertos, the B flat major concerto is more introvert. It shows a unique balance between melancholy and a relaxed cheerfulness. Its first movement contains harmonies of almost unearthly beauty. The second movement, a Larghetto, is one of those perfectly simple melodies that only Mozart could write. Finally, the theme of the last movement is a melody that Mozart was to use again a little later for his famous song "Komm lieber Mai".

I am delighted to be able to perform this piano concerto with an orchestra under the direction of Lukas Bolt in St. Laurenzen. The concert also includes Anton Bruckner's early Missa Solemnis in B flat major. Due to the matching key of the two works, the concert is entitled "B flat major".

Sunday, September 22, 2024, 7:00 pm, Church of St. Laurenzen, St. Gallen.

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