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Piano Concerto No. 12 in A (1782)

• Performed January 24, 1975 as a concert-length Improvisation
• 1400+ audience members
• Concert started at 11:30 PM
• Concert promoter was inexperienced (17 years old!)
• Wearing a back brace for significant pain
• No quality sleep in several days
• Did not eat dinner 
• Arrived after an exhausting drive
• The piano he had selected to play was not there
• The available piano was small and in bad repair
• The available piano had a thin upper register and weak low register

Questions:

 How might these circumstances limit or undermine the artwork?

How might these circumstances enable or enhance the artwork?