The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first. - Thomas Jefferson

Today's 'blast from the past' dates from the late 18th century. It's the first [Allegro] movement of my most favourite Mozart Piano Concerto...#20 in D Minor [K466]. I discovered this particular video on youtube.com several years back...and I consider this performance to be definitive. The pianist is Ivan Klánský with the Virtuosi Di Praga...Jiri Belohlavek conducting. I'd like to dedicate this piece to long-time reader George Miladin...a virtuoso classical pianist in his own right. If my memory serves me correctly, George played piano at Richard Russell's 80th birthday party...and I'm the very proud owner of two of his CDs.

Because of it's length, the movement is recorded in two parts...Part 1 is here...and Part 2 is here. The cadenza is out of this world, as I've never heard better. The second and third movements are in the right hand side-bar.