Mozart – Piano Sonatas Volume 2 Urtext Book

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Sonatas Volume II – Urtext Edition

The Second Volume of Mozart’s Piano Sonatas Nos 10-18

This is the second volume of Mozart’s Piano Sonatas, featuring sonatas from Nos. 10 to 18. These meticulously edited pieces provide the most accurate realisation of the composer’s original intentions.

The “Mozart – Piano Sonatas Volume 1 – Urtext Edition” is a comprehensive collection of Mozart’s Piano Sonatas, meticulously edited and enriched with authoritative editorial markings and suggestions. Edited by Ernst Herttrich and fingered by Hans-Martin Theopold, this Urtext edition faithfully represents the composer’s original intentions.

Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and edited by Ernst Herttrich, this volume is an essential addition to any pianist’s repertoire. With 174 pages of classical music, it offers a rich selection of Mozart’s sonatas for piano enthusiasts.

Why Choose Urtext Editions?

Urtext editions offer error-free and dependable musical texts that result from thorough musicological research. They include fingerings and bowings by renowned artists and pedagogues. These editions provide prefaces in three languages, offering insights into the work’s genesis and historical context.

In addition, they feature critical commentaries in one to three languages, providing descriptions and assessments of the sources while explaining any discrepancies in the sources and the editorial decisions made. Urtext editions are known for their exceptionally beautiful music engraving and offer convenient page-turns, fold-out pages, and helpful cues where needed.

Furthermore, Urtext editions are renowned for their excellent print quality and durable binding. With the largest Urtext catalog worldwide and a history dating back to 1948, they offer unparalleled expertise in producing high-quality “Urtext” editions.

Contents Includes:

• Piano Sonata C major K. 330 (300h)
• Piano Sonata (Alla Turca) A major K. 331 (300i)
• Piano Sonata F major K. 332 (300k)
• Piano Sonata B flat major K. 333 (315c)
• Fantasy and Sonata c minor K. 475/457
• Piano Sonata F major K. 533/494
• Piano Sonata (Sonata facile) C major K. 545
• Piano Sonata B flat major K. 570
• Piano Sonata D major K. 576

AMEB:

Piano / Certificate of Performance / List B

• Sonata in C major K 545

Piano / Grade 8 / List B

• Allegro 3rd movement from Sonata in F major K 332 (300k)

Piano for Leisure / Certificate of Performance / Open Manual list

• Allegro moderato 1st movement from Sonata in C major K 330

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.