Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor (K. 466), 1st movement
The first movement of Piano Concerto in D minor (No. 20, K 466), by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by Jan Lisiecki and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (under the direction of Christian Zacharias), with an animated graphical score.
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