Mozart – Piano Sonatas Volume 1 – Urtext Edition

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Sonatas Volume 1 – Urtext Edition

The “Mozart – Piano Sonatas Volume 1 – Urtext Edition” is a meticulously edited collection of Mozart’s Piano Sonatas, characterized by its comprehensive editorial markings and suggestions. Edited by Ernst Herttrich and fingered by Hans-Martin Theopold, this Urtext edition is highly authoritative and presents an accurate representation of the composer’s original intentions..

Volume 1 includes Piano Sonatas from Nos. 1 to 9 and spans 152 pages, making it an invaluable resource for pianists seeking to explore Mozart’s masterful compositions.

Contents Includes:

• 1 Sonata K 279 C Major
• 2 Sonata K 280 F Major
• 3 Sonata K 281 B Flat Major
• 4 Sonata K 282 E Flat Major
• 5 Sonata K 283 G Major
• 6 Sonata K 284 D Major
• 7 Sonata K 309 C Major
• 8 Sonata K 310 A Minor
• 9 Sonata K 311 D Major

AMEB:

Piano / Grade 8 / List B

• Allegro 1st movement from Sonata in D major K 284 (205b)
• Rondeau – Allegro 3rd movement from Sonata No 3 in Bb major K 281 (189f)

Piano for Leisure / Certificate of Performance / Open Manual list

• Allegro maestoso 1st movement from Sonata in A minor K 310
• Rondo: Allegro 3rd movement from Sonata K 281

Piano for Leisure / Grade 7 / Open Manual list

• Rondeau en polonaise 2nd movement from Sonata in D major K 284

Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (17561791) was an Austrian composer and musician, widely considered one of the greatest composers in the history of Western classical music. Born in Salzburg, Mozart showed prodigious talent from a young age, composing his first music at just five years old. He went on to produce an enormous body of work, including symphonies, operas, chamber music, piano works, and choral compositions, despite his short lifehe died at the age of 35.

Mozart’s music is known for its emotional depth, technical brilliance, and melodic inventiveness. His compositions spanned virtually every musical form and genre of his time, and his influence on subsequent generations of composers is incalculable. Some of his most famous works include the operas “The Marriage of Figaro,” “Don Giovanni,” and “The Magic Flute,” as well as symphonies like Symphony No. 40 in G Minor and his Requiem Mass in D Minor. His works are regularly performed and studied to this day, and he remains an iconic figure in the world of music.