Neapolitan Chords: Favorite Examples from Mozart

Richard Atkinson discusses his favorite examples of the Neapolitan chord from four of Mozart’s greatest mature masterpieces: The D minor piano concerto, K. 466 (No. 20), the A major piano concerto, K. 488 (No. 23), the C major string quintet, K. 515, and the Requiem Mass, K. 626. This is a fair use educational commentary that uses small excerpts from the following performances/recordings: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: Robert Levin, fortepiano Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: Mitsuko Uchida, pianoforte Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra String Quintet in C major, K. 515 András Fejér (Cello), Károly Schranz (Violin), Gabor Ormai (Viola), György Pauk (Viola), Gábor Takács-Nagy (Violin) [Members of the Takács String Quartet] Requiem Mass, K. 626: Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Handel: Messiah (HWV 56) Christopher Hog