Piano Concerto No. 9 KV 271a

Vincent Raikhel

2

PARIS, Sept. 18 -- A French library has found a recording of a previously unknown Piano Concerto by Mozart, a researcher said Thursday. The 18th-century piece is in frail condition as the recording has been damaged by years of neglect, but was described as an important find.

Ulrich Leisinger, head of research at the International Mozarteum Foundation in Salzburg, Austria, said there is no doubt that the recording is a work by the composer.

"This is absolutely bizarre," Leisinger said in a telephone interview. "We have a new concerto here which seems to be a conglomoration of various works by Mozart."

"His personality is clearly identifiable," he added.

The vynil record, is performed by an unidentified orchestra and, was found at a library in Nantes, in western France, as staff were going through its archives. Leisinger said the library contacted his foundation for help authenticating the work.

"One can really get a feeling of what Mozart meant.” Leisinger said. “Although we do not know when this was written for or what purpose. The score and parts have all been lost to history. And we almost lost the recording to scraches and skips on the record."

He added: "Its truly an amzing story."

The recording was bequeathed to the library by an amatuer pianist named Jean Georges Noverre in the 1940s and catalogued back then as part of the library's collection, he said. But it was later "entirely forgotten," essentially lost to scholars for more than a sixty years, and was only rediscovered by the library as it re-catalogued its archives in recent years.

As far as the library knows, no other copies of the recording exist.

In all, about 20 such examples of musical recordings of unknown works by Mozart have been found. In most cases the performer information has been entirely lost. The rediscovered recording is a "collage of pieces that Mozart created and has been lost to history for whatever reason," Leisinger said. “But we’re glad to have it back.”

Duration: Approx 15'

Instrumentation

Flute (Harmonica)OboeClarinet in Bb, Bass Clarinet in Bb, MelodicaAccordion, Horn in FPianoPercussion (Marimba, Sandpaper Blocks, Drum)ViolinViola CelloDouble Bass Tape

Vincent Raikhel. MozartPiano Concerto No. 9 KV 271aPresto (Tempo Primo)

Presto (Tempo Primo)

Flute

Oboe

Bass Clarinetin Bb

Percussion

Piano

Accordion

Violin 1

Viola

Violoncello

Contrabass

Tape

f

Tounge PizzT T K

T3

f

T TT3

K T3

TK K

3

Air

mp f p

Air

p

uneven, irratic trem.Sandpaper

mp f mp ff p

legato

f

Air, no pitch

mp f

pizz, mspvery little pitch

f mf mf3 3

f

3

arco

bow on bridge, uneven, irratic trem.

ff

pizz, mspvery little pitch

f

f

pizz

3pizz, mspvery little pitch

3 ff

mf

f

3

mf

3

mf

3pizz

3

arco

f

pizz3

arco

bow on bridge, uneven, irratic trem.

ff

3 3 3

bow on bridge, uneven, irratic trem.

mp

ff

f

12

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Percussion

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

f

T

f

T

TK

T3

T3

T Air

p f

3

f mp

Air

p f mp mf

Drum rimshots, hit rim at various points along the stick to produce high, middle and low hits depending on the length of the stick

mf

3

p mp

3

p mp p mp

p

Air, no pitch

p ff p

mp mp

arco, bow on bridgeuneven, irratic trem.

ff

pizz, mspvery little pitch

mf mp mf3 mp 3 3 p

mf p

3

23

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Percussion

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mp mf p

p

mp mf f

Air no pitch

p f p

pizz, mspvery little pitch

mp

p

mf

p mf

mf

arco

p

arcouneven, irratic trem.

4

36

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Percussion

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

f

f

f

ff mf ff

Horn in F

mf

arco

f

arco

f

f

arco

f

5

49

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Percussion

Pno.

Hn.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

ppp

Marimba

mf

R.H.

p

ord

ord

ord

ord

6

62

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Hn.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

pp

sp pizz

f

arco

mf

sp

sp

sp

7

74

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

Harmonica

Melodica

Marimba

f

legato

Accordion

mp

mp

mp

8

87

Harm.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

Flute

mf

9

100

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Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mf

mf

mf

10

112

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

pizz

arco

pizz arco

11

124

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

Clarinet in B

Melodica

hocket with marimba

12

136

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mf

Clarinet in B flat

f

pizz

f

arco ord

mf

sp

ord.

f

pizz

f

arco

mf

ord sp

mf

ord sp

mf

ord sp

13

148 All entrances and exits are cued by conductor

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

f

f

f

mf

p

Air (inhale and exhale as needed, make transitions as smooth as possible)

mf

f

f

pp cres.

f

ord

msp

f

ord

msp

mp

f

ord

msp

f

ord

msp

pp f

14

158

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

f

Drum

mf

3

mp f mf p3

3

3 3 3 3

3

3 3 3 3

3

3

f

s.p.

mp

p ff

f mp

p ff

p ff

15

167 Andante.

Andante.

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

p

Air (inhale and exhale as needed, make transitions as smooth as possible)

f pp

p

Air (inhale and exhale as needed, make transitions as smooth as possible)

f

pp

3 3

3 3

3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

3 3

mp f pp

p

p

uneven trem.

ff

p

p

uneven trem.

ff

p

p ff

uneven trem.

16

Presto

Presto

178 accel...

accel...

Allegro (Tempo Secundo)

Allegro (Tempo Secundo)

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Percussion

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

f

Sandpaper

fp

mp

Air, no pitch

f

f

pp

p

pp

p

pp

msp

mp

ord

pp

p

arco

pp

msp

mp

ord

pp

pizz

17

187

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

f

f p

Air, no pitch, blow air onto reed, breathe as needed

p

f mf

mp

Air, no pitch

p

Marimba

f

f

f

f f

Air, no pitch

mp

f

f

ord.

f

ord. msp

p

f

arcoord. msp

p

18

198

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mp

f ff p

Melodica

mf

mf

f

3 3

mf

f mp

sp

mp

ord msp

msp

p

msp

msp

f

pizz

mf

arco msp

19

210

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

legato

ord msp

ordmsp

ordmsp

ord

ordmsp

pizz

20

218

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

f

f

Clarinet in B flat

f

p

mp

f

mp

ord

f

arco

mp

ord arco

f

mp

arco

f

mp f

arco

21

230

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

f

f

f

f

f

mf

mf

f mf

f

22

241

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

f

sp sp

sp sp

sp sp

arco

23

251

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

f

mp p

air

mf p

f p

f

mp

Air, inhale and exhale as needed

f

f pp

f p

f

ord

mp

msp

p

ord pizz arco

pizz

f

ord

mp

msp

p

ord pizz arco

pizz

f

ord msp

mp

ord

p

pizz arco

pizz

pizz

f

ord msp

p p

arco pizz arco

pizz

24

264

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mp

mp

arco

arco

arco

arco

25

277

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

Melodica

legato

mf f

sp

sp

sp

sp

26

288

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mp

mp

mp

mp

pizz

mf

27

298

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mp

mf

mf

mp

mp

mp

pizz

mf

arco

mp

pizz

mf

28

308

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

arco

mf

arco

mf

29

320

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

cres.

Clarinet in B flat

cres.

cres.

30

331

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

legato legato

pizzarco

pizzarco

pizzarco

31

340

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mf

mf

mf

f

legato

f

32

348

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mf

mf

mf

mp f mp mp f mp mp f mp

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

33

359

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

f

Air, inhale and exhale as needed

mp

mf

f

Air, inhale and exhale as needed

mp

f

Air, inhale and exhale as needed

mp

mf

3 3

f

f

f

pizz

mf

34

370

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

f f

f f p

f f f mf mf mp

Air, inhale and exhale as needed

f f mf mf mp

f

mp f f

ord

mp f

f

ord

pp

mp f

pizz arco

f

s.p. msp

p

arco

f

s.p. msp

p

35

379

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Percussion

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

p

Air, inhale and exhale as needed

Air, no pitch

f mf

Drumhead trem with fingernails

mp

f

mf ff

mp mp

3

mf pp

mf

ff

pizz, mspvery little pitch

f

f

pizz

3pizz, mspvery little pitch

3 ff 3

f

3

mf

f

3

3

3 3

mf

3

f

pizz

3

arco

f

3 3 3 3

mp

f

36

389

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mf

pp mf pp

3 3 3

mf

Air

mf ff

mf

arco

mf

3

pizz

37

401 Cantable

Cantable

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

38

413

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

p

mp

pizz

mp

p

p

pizz

p

39

423

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

3 3 7

arco

40

431

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

Melodica

f

3

f

pizz

41

443

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

Clarinet in B Flat

f

p

f

3 3

3

pp ppp p

arco

42

454

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

3 3 3 3 3

3 3

pizz

pizz

pizz

43

462

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mp

p

p

Melodica

f

Clarinet in B flat

p

p

3 3

f p f p f

p

3 3

f

p

p

arco

f mf

arco

f mf

arco

f mf

arco

f mf

44

468

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

45

473

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

p

f ad libit.

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

mp

mp

mp

mp

46

480 Adagio

Adagio

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

f

47

484 Allegro (Tempo Secundo)

Allegro (Tempo Secundo)

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

6 6 6

6 6 6

p

pizz

48

383

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

f

f mp

f mf p

f mf p

f

f

f p

f f mf

f

arco

f mf

49

394

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mp

50

406

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

Harmonica

Melodica

legato

51

415

5X

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

52

426

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

Flute

sf p

Clarinet in B flat

sf p

f

sf p

pizz

f

pizz

f

53

437

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mp

arco

54

452

4X

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

Bass Clarinet in B flat

f

legato

mf

mf

55

Presto (Tempo Prima)

Presto (Tempo Prima)

462

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

Clarinet in B flat

arco

56

472

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mf

mf

mf

p mf

p p mf

f

pizz

f

pizz

f

pizz

f

pizz

f

57

485

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

58

496

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mp mf

mp mf

mp mf

pp

arco

pp mf

arco

pp mf

arco

pp mf

arco

pp

59

508

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

mp pp

ff mp ff mp

mp f mp f mp

mp f mp f mp

mp f mp f mp

mf mp f mp f mp

60

519

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Mar.

Pno.

Accord.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Tape

f

T T KT3

T3 T K K

KT3

T3 K T T K

K T

3 3 3

Multiphonic, B as dominant pitch

f

uneven, irratic trem.Sandpaper

p f

mf

ff

pizz, mspvery little pitch

f

mf mf3

f

3 ff

mf mf mp

f

mf

ord

msp

ppp

f mf

f

ff

61