The Andante from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21
The second movement of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 is just one of those inspired works of art. This movement is so heartbreakingly beautiful that it actually causes emotional pain, but in this case, it’s the kind of pain that, to quote that great musician-philosopher John Cougar Mellencamp, hurts so good. I describe all of this in this episode of my long-running podcast The Mozart Minute.
How this music can change your life: You’ll relax. You’ll breathe easier. You might even attain Nirvana.
Pianist Maria João Pires is the soloist with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado conducting:
