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Famously used in the 1967
film Elvira Madigan, hence the nickname, the "Elvira
Madigan" concerto, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 was completed soon after
his 20th in 1785.
There are 5 different arrangements for solo
piano, each getting progressively harder and trying not to compromise on sound
where possible:
Level 1: Just over a minute long, this is
the easiest version. Both hands are very simple and are very close together,
making it easier to see what all the fingers are doing at the same time. No
jumps greater than a fifth and no large chords, making it perfect for smaller
hands.
Level 2: Two version provided: the first
just over a minute long; the second the complete length of the movement, minus
the orchestra introduction. Again, the melody has been simplified, though
harder than level 1, with an increased coverage of the piano. The accompaniment
is either static chords (now triads as standard) or broken arpeggios. It now
has jumps in the right hand of just over an octave, with the left hand moving
relatively little between chords/arpeggios.
Level 3: This version has an optional cut,
otherwise is the complete second movement, minus the orchestral introduction. Similar
to level 2, only one hand tends to be changing pitches/rhythms at any one time,
but the right hand is now almost the same as Mozarts original (with some
ornamentation removed or written out in full). The left hand now has the
familiar broken-chord pattern (see opening bars) but in simple rather than
compound time. On the whole, the left hand moves relatively little between
chords, although there are now some larger jumps when the right hand is static.
Level 4: Like level 3, but with the broken
chord in compound time throughout. Some of the orchestral accompaniment has
been integrated into the music, though simplified.
Level 5: The hardest version, more
difficult than the original solo piano part. Still no orchestral introduction.
Includes more of the orchestral accompaniment than level 4. This, in essence,
is a piano transcription of the full orchestration for piano and orchestral.
Here is a recording on YouTube of Alicia De
Larrocha playing the solo with Sir Colin Davis conducting the English Chamber
Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df-eLzao63I.
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