Arthur Rubinstein - Mozart’s Concerto N 20 d-moll

The Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1785. The first performance took place at the Mehlgrube Casino in Vienna on February 11, 1785, with the composer as the soloist. The young Ludwig van Beethoven admired this concerto and kept it in his repertoire. A bass run from the first movement appears for comic effect in Variation 22 of the Diabelli Variations. Composers who wrote cadenzas for it include Beethoven (WoO 58), Charles-Valentin Alkan, Johannes Brahms (WoO 16), Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Feruccio Busoni and Clara Schumann. Conductor: Alfred Wallenstein, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra. Recorded 1961 March 31. Released on the RCA Victor label as vinyl LP, LM/LSC-2635 in January 1964.