Mozart - Adagio in B minor, K. 540 (Horowitz)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Adagio in B minor, K. 540

Vladimir Horowitz - piano,
Recorded in New York, 2/1986.

From the album "Mozart - Horowitz" (Deutsche Grammophon, 1989).

"Written in 1788, when Mozart was 32 years old, this is among his most subjective works and shows the great depth of feeling of which he was capable. The mood is one of seriousness, solemnity and pathos. It is truly an extraordinary work. The chromatic harmonies in the development section foreshadow Chopin and Wagner. In this respect, Mozart laid the harmonic groundwork for future generations of composers from Beethoven to Tchaikovsky and Verdi. It is interesting that Mozart chose the dark key of B minor, which otherwise hardly ever occurs in his works."
V. Horowitz