Neapolitan Chords: Favorite Examples from Mozart

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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 Hogwood, Academy Of Ancient Music
00:00 - What are Neapolitan chords?
02:48 - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
05:32 - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
13:37 - String Quintet in C major, K. 515
17:56 - Requiem Mass, K. 626