Talk:Piano Concerto No. 9 (Mozart)

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The claim that this is regarded as Mozart's "first great masterpiece" is dubious. In my copy of Einstein's book- the book quoted, and where the phrase "The E-flat major Concerto is Mozart's 'Eroica'" occurs- the concerto is discussed on pp. 294-5 (chapter 17, "The Synthesis: The Clavier Concerto".) Einstein does say that it is "surprising and unique among Mozart's works" and that it "is one of Mozart's monumental works, those works in which he is entirely himself, seeking not to ingratiate himself with his public". He compares it ("there are similar bold ventures, full of both youth and maturity, in the works of other great masters") to Titian's "Sacred and Profane Love", Goethe's Werther, and Beethoven's Eroica so yes, he does apply high praise... the only works written before this concerto that he praises quite as or nearly so highly, I think, are the late 1773/early 1774 symphonies (nos. 25, 28, 29 in the usual numbering) (see pp 222-4). (And perhaps the third, fourth and fifth violin concertos.) Schissel | Sound the Note! 06:16, 4 November 2006 (UTC)