Ferruccio Busoni ： Cadenza for Mozart Piano Concerto No.23 in A-Dur

This cadenza is written for solo piano within the course of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23. While retaining the concerto’s melodic character and Classical balance, it serves to draw out the soloist’s virtuosity and improvisatory spirit. Listen for the contrast between clear passages that carry forward the thematic material and writing suggestive of technically demanding passagework. At the opening, shape the melodic contours carefully; in the finer passages, avoid forcing and keep the articulation even. Maintaining tension toward the close while allowing a natural breath back into the concerto brings out the vividness of Busoni’s pianistic writing.