Works for piano performed by pianists Paavali Jumppanen and Elaine Hou.Mozart: Sonata No. 17 in B-flat Major, K. 570
Mozart: Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283
Mozart: Sonata in D Major for Two Pianos, K. 448Mozart began his musical life as a keyboard prodigy, touring the European courts and performing alongside his sister, both of them encouraged and shepherded from town to town by their father. At age 19, when he penned his first keyboard sonata, he had already written 8 operas and at least 30 symphonies. It's quite likely that the reason for the delay in his keyboard output was at least partly technical: though the earliest pianos had been built decades earlier, it wasn't until the 1770's that the instrument began to achieve a quality and consistency of tone that made it such an attractive option for ambitious solo composition. On this podcast, we'll sample a wide range of Mozart's sonatas: one of his first, one of his last, and a unique sonata for two pianos.