This composition by Mozart is pure musical delight with a humorous, satirical character demanding a playful wit and technical brilliance!

Mozart chose to write this set of piano variations in honor of his friend, Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787). In fact, as the story is told, Mozart improvised the work during one of his concerts that was attended by Gluck in 1783 and set it to paper a year later. The theme used in this delicious set comes from Gluck’s comic opera "Die Pilgrimme von Mekka" of 1764.

Enjoy pianist Federico Colli presenting this outstanding work at Ehrbar Saal in Vienna.

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