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{{Infobox musical composition
The '''Piano Concerto No. 8''' in [[C major]], K. 246, or ''Lützow Concert'' was written by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] in April of 1776 in the same year as the [[Haffner Serenade]] (KV 250).<ref>Hutchings, A. 1997. ''A Companion to Mozart's Piano Concertos'', Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-816708-3</ref> Countess Antonia Lützow, 25 or 26 years old, second wife of Johann Nepomuk Gottfried Graf Lützow, the Commander of the [[Hohensalzburg Fortress]], was a fine pianist.<ref>http://www.steamedwildebeest.com/concertos</ref> The solo work is not highly demanding, but it requires agility. Mozart played the Piano Concerto in [[Mannheim]] and Munich on October 4, 1777 and used it for teaching. Three different cadenzas have survived varying difficulty, accommodating the abilities of performers from student level to professional:<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/piano-concertos-nos-1-8</ref> one for two pianos.<ref>Robbins Landon, H.C.C. (1990) The Mozart Compendium. ISBN 90-439-0312-4 pb.</ref><ref>http://dme.mozarteum.at/DME/nma/nma_cont.php?vsep=148&l=1&p1=6</ref><ref>http://www.naxosdirect.com/title/8.550208</ref>
| name = {{nowrap|Piano Concerto in C major}}
| subtitle = No. 8 "Lützow"
| image = Martini bologna mozart 1777.jpg
| image_upright = 1.1
| alt =
| caption = The young composer, a 1777 copy of a lost painting
| composer = [[W. A. Mozart]]
| key = [[C major]]
| catalogue = [[Köchel catalogue|K.]] 246
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| style = [[Classical period (music)|Classical period]] -->
| composed = {{start date|1776}}
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| movements = Three (''Allegro'', ''Andante'', ''Rondeau, Tempo di Minuetto'')
| scoring = {{hlist | Piano | orchestra }}
}}
The '''Piano Concerto No. 8''' in [[C major]], [[Köchel catalogue|K.]] 246, or ''Lützow Concert'' was written by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] in April 1776 in the same year as the [[Haffner Serenade]] (K. 250).<ref>Hutchings, A. 1997. ''A Companion to Mozart's Piano Concertos'', Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0-19-816708-3}}</ref> Countess Antonia Lützow, who was 25 or 26 years old at the time, was the second wife of Johann Nepomuk Gottfried Graf Lützow, the Commander of the [[Hohensalzburg Fortress]]. She was a fine pianist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.steamedwildebeest.com/concertos |title=Steamed Wildebeest Ensemble - concertos |accessdate=2009-09-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001013246/http://www.steamedwildebeest.com/concertos |archivedate=2008-10-01 }}</ref> The solo work is not highly demanding, but it requires agility. Mozart played the concerto in [[Mannheim]] and Munich on October 4, 1777, and used it for teaching. Three [[cadenza]]s by Mozart have survived.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mozart |first=W.A. |title=Band 2: Konzerte für ein oder mehrere Klaviere und Orchester mit Kadenzen [NMA V/15//2] |publisher=Bärenreiter Verlag |year=1976 |editor-last=Wolff |editor-first=Christoph |edition=Wolff |series=Neue Mozart-Ausgabe, Serie V, Werkgruppe 15 |location=Kassel |pages=26-7}}</ref><ref>[[H. C. Robbins Landon|Robbins Landon, H. C.]] (1990) ''The Mozart Compendium''. {{ISBN|90-439-0312-4}} pb.</ref><ref>[http://dme.mozarteum.at/DME/nma/nma_cont.php?vsep=148&l=1&p1=6 Critical report], ''[[Neue Mozart-Ausgabe]]''</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naxosdirect.com/title/8.550208 |title=MOZART: Piano Concertos Nos. 6, 8 and 19 CD - Listen to Naxos Label - Naxos Classics Music - Naxos Direct |accessdate=2009-09-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123022941/http://www.naxosdirect.com/title/8.550208 |archivedate=2008-11-23 }}</ref> Kitano concludes that the first two cadenzas, A and B in the [[Urtext edition]], may have been written for the Countess Lützow herself to accommodate her limited technical ability, while cadenza C more resembles what Mozart might have played when he performed the work in Augsburg in 1777.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kitano |first=Hsuan Chang |date=2018-05-16 |title=Improvisation in Mozart's keyboard music: a performer's approach to his Eingänge and cadenzas |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2022/22120 |journal=Doctor of Music |type=Dissertation |language=en |pages=296 |via=Indiana University}}</ref>
 
It is also suggested Mozart wrote a [[violin concerto]] for herCountess Lützow's brother [[Johann Rudolf Czernin von und zu Chudenitz|Johann Rudolph Czernin]] (and almost the same age as Mozart).<ref>[http://www.mozartforum.com/Lore/article.php?id=112 Mozartforum] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926231405/http://www.mozartforum.com/Lore/article.php?id=112 |date=2007-09-26 }}</ref> Johann Rudolf, his sister and their father were in connection with Mozart at that time, while Mozart was in service of their uncle [[Count Hieronymus von Colloredo]].<ref>[httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=8o6mVjlSzM4C&pg=PA130&lpg=PA130&dq=Johann+Rudolf+Czernin&source=bl&ots=iYt7yVDYfl&sig=9M9hKtmimEqpQm98ATrjzuLVLlo&hl=en&ei=agymStiJAsWK-Qbpuuz1Dw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7#v=onepage&q=Johann%20Rudolf%20Czernin&f=false ''The Cambridge Mozart encyclopedia''] by [[Cliff Eisen]], [[Simon P. Keefe]]</ref>
 
==Instrumentation==
The Concerto is scored for 2 [[Oboe]]s, 2 [[Horn (instrument)|Horns]], Solo [[Piano]] and [[Strings|String Section]].▼
The concerto, very convenient for beginning performers,<ref>Mozarts Klavierkonzerte: Ein musikalischer Werkführer▼
by Marius Flothuis [http://books.google.nl/books?id=gcWxewP3zEcC&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=Gr%C3%A4fin+L%C3%BCtzow+Antonia&source=bl&ots=SWIOChx1ZU&sig=7J72rIUkikyhab6_vdnn8IXidlI&hl=nl&ei=0-CoSvu6I5LE-QbDlZHOBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6#v=onepage&q=Gr%C3%A4fin%20L%C3%BCtzow%20Antonia&f=false]</ref> is in three movements:
 
*I. [[Tempo#Italian tempo markings|Allegro]] aperto.<ref>[http://books.google.nl/books?id=o-BHj88reRcC&pg=PP8&lpg=PP8&dq=Countess+L%C3%BCtzow+Antonia&source=bl&ots=SbUaS59QOx&sig=kmOt2KIYGB2hZ7c2y1R9IH9r1-4&hl=nl&ei=VdWoSpiACY_4-Aagl7i5Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6#v=onepage&q=Countess%20L%C3%BCtzow%20Antonia&f=false Piano Concertos Nos. 7-10 in Full Score: With Mozart's Cadenzas]</ref>
*II. [[Tempo#Italian tempo markings|Andante]]▼
*III. [[Rondo|Rondeau]].Tempo di [[Minuet|Menuetto]].<ref>Structural novelty and tradition in the early romantic piano concerto▼
Door Stephan D. Lindeman [http://books.google.nl/books?id=h0Lv6dd_htQC&pg=PA273&lpg=PA273&dq=Countess+L%C3%BCtzow+Antonia&source=bl&ots=TteFPoRXja&sig=y4Sck5jqDD8v0w9BL9s0mRri-4c&hl=nl&ei=yNioSqqCDobR-QaTiMSsBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2#v=onepage&q=&f=false]</ref>
 
▲The Concertoconcerto is scored for 2two [[Oboeoboe]]s, 2two [[Horn (instrument)|Hornshorns]], Solosolo [[Pianopiano]] and [[Strings|Stringstring Sectionsection]].
==Movements==
▲The concerto, very convenient for beginning performers,<ref>''Mozarts Klavierkonzerte: Ein musikalischer Werkführer'' by Marius Flothuis, [https://books.google.com/books?id=gcWxewP3zEcC&pg=PA24 p. 24]</ref> is in three [[Movement (music)|movements]]:
{{Ordered list|list-style-type=upper-roman
|[[Tempo#Italian tempo markings|Allegro]] aperto.<ref>''Piano Concertos Nos. 7-10 in Full Score: With Mozart's Cadenzas'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=o-BHj88reRcC&pg=PP8 p. 8]</ref>
▲*II. |[[Tempo#Italian tempo markings|Andante]] in [[F major]]
▲*III. |[[Rondo|Rondeau]]. Tempo di [[Minuet|Menuetto]].<ref>''Structural novelty and tradition in the early romantic piano concerto'' by Stephan D. Lindeman, [https://books.google.com/books?id=h0Lv6dd_htQC&pg=PA273 p. 273]</ref>
}}
==References==
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==External links==
*{{NMA|147|3|148|6|Concerto in C („Lützow"Lützow-Konzert“Konzert") KV 246}}
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