🇮🇹Ferruccio Busoni ： Cadenza for Mozart Piano Concerto No.17 in G-Dur

Written by Busoni for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17, this cadenza appears at the point where the soloist temporarily takes charge of the movement’s musical flow. Its appeal lies in shaping an improvisatory freedom and a clearly defined musical dialogue while remaining aware of the connection to the themes and the movement as a whole. Rather than placing virtuosity alone in the foreground, the performer should carefully convey the direction of each phrase, harmonic changes, and the spacing of rests. Preserving Mozartian lightness while maintaining transparency amid the expanded register and fuller sonorities allows the return to the concerto proper to stand out naturally. In rapid passages, evenness and balance are essential, while freer sections should retain a secure sense of pulse.