A modern, neoclassical-leaning cadenza written for Mozart's 21st Piano Concerto. It prioritizes clarity and stylistic alignment with the concerto's overall character.
The main challenge is maintaining a light, sparkling touch during the rapid-fire scales while ensuring the melodic line remains projected.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Cadenza to Mozart's Piano Concerto KV 467 is rated Henle level 7 of 9 — late advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grade 8 and above.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 7 — meaning you can already play level 6–7 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Cadenza to Mozart's Piano Concerto KV 467 lasts about 2 minutes.
Cadenza to Mozart's Piano Concerto KV 467 is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Berceuse by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Berceuse by Mily Balakirev, Allegretto grazioso in A major by Max Reger — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.