It's pretty but what is it?

April 30, 2009 10:47 PM

What Mozart song is this and where can I find an un-messed with version?

This has been bugging me for years and since I finally found something I could link to I thought I'd see if anyone here could ID it..

posted by amethysts to media & arts (7 comments total)

I believe it's Mozart's Piano Concert No. 5 in D Major.
posted by spockette at 10:53 PM on April 30

Un-messed with youtube version here
posted by spockette at 10:56 PM on April 30

You may also like this beautiful performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 5 by Sviatoslav Richter.
posted by spockette at 3:05 AM on May 1

It's indeed #5. I love it and the remix, which I've had in iTunes since the beginning of time.

The remix is attributed to Moby, which may or may not be the case. I got this back when I was in a phase of mass-downloading songs titled with 'techno remix' from LimeWire.
posted by spamguy at 6:31 AM on May 1

Calling something a "song" is just common parlance for a listening culture that relies on individual tracks in iTunes, NPR, youtube, everywhere. Even when downloading Mozart it can be said that you're downloading an individual "song." Classical music is not "classical" either. I think you can call it a song or whatever you like if you're be curious about types of music you're unfamiliar with (especially a genre of music so victimized by this recession).
posted by scazza at 7:55 AM on May 1

[few comments removed - please take derails to metatalk, thanks]
posted by jessamyn at 9:58 AM on May 1

Thanks for your answers!
I'm sad I don't get to see the removed comments now lol
posted by amethysts at 4:19 PM on May 1