DAILY DOSE of BEETHOVEN (July 10, 2020)
The delightful and sunny “Rondo in B flat for piano and orchestra, WoO 6”, composed in 1793, was originally intended as the finale of Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto. The “andante” section of this rondo is most likely inspired by the rondo ending of Mozart's “Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major”.
The composition was eventually published in 1829 by Beethoven’s student, Carl Czerny.
Here is a wonderful rendition performed by Sviatoslav Richter in 1963.