Cadenzas for Mozart Piano Concerto 24 in C Minor, K. 491

[devourak]

Does anyone have information about the different Cadenzas for Mozart's C Minor piano concerto? I am trying to decide which one I should play for performance. Which one is the most popular or standard one, and which ones are your favorite?

[jetrohbagonya21]

Hi devourak, I don't know which cadenza is most popular, but the Rudolf Serkin cadenza sounds very much in Mozart's style. I could only find three cadenzas, but my favourite is the one by Johann Hummel because it is a bit more flashier than Serkin's, and it sounds a lot like Mozart's music. The Brahms cadenza would be my favorite but it doesn't sound a lot like Mozart, and since this is a Mozart piano concerto, It shouldn't sound like a Brahms concerto. Good luck on the performance!

[kosulin]

No idea about popularity, my guess is all top pianists make their own versions.
You might want to look at August Müller's version on IMSLP, he was a late Mozart's contemporary.