Piano Sonata No. 18 in D, KV 576: 1. Allegro

[bamahacker01]

Why did not I listen to Mozart before?

Big questions of life...

[thelightisahead]

@Mag3dufool How old is that version? It sounds like it may be counting one that has since been proven as not by him, as happens fairly often with composers from then and before

[thelightisahead]

@Mag3dufool

Not according to any of the references I've observed...

[Appassionata90]

Wonderfull!!!

[Messiaen28]

Tres beau Mozart,tu as un beau sens de la phrase et une belle sonorité.Félicitation!!!!

[chopinandliszt]

Very similar to Symphony no.38 "Prague" which has the same key as this.

[NihilTico]

@chopinandliszt

Mozart's Symphony 38 is actually a work by Haydn, except Mozart wrote a much richer and expressive introduction to it. Haydn and Mozart were very much in mutual recognition of each other's greatness.

[thelightisahead]

I think you must be thinking of his Symphony No. 37, indeed by Haydn (Michael Haydn in fact, interestingly!)

[ComposerTS]

A beautiful sonata, and I like the interpretation. KV 576 is a very contrapunctal sonata. One can hear that Mozart had discovered Bach and tried to experiment with the polyphonic style, absorbing it into his own.

If you are interested, I have composed a piano sonata "a la Mozart" which you can find here at Youtube. I would be interested in comments.

Cheers

[Kaliber1313]

All viewers should check it out, it's actually quite a fine composition. Dare I say I like it more than later Mozart piano sonatas. :P

[comic4relief]

KV457:c minor and 570:B-flat, I find superb as well; Mozart breathes life into the form, rendering it simply one aspect of something more natural, flowing like water...; i wax

[thelightisahead]

Yes, both are indeed excellent! People say Mozart, like some others, makes it sound so 'easy'; I think what makes it sound 'easy' to write is that it's so well-crafted and natural, as you say, that it falls on our ears and conscious so sensibly that it has that natural 'ease'. How do you you mean you 'wax'? When you try writing your own music, as opposed to 'watering' like Mozart? Or am I completely and foolishly misinterpreting your words? hehe

[comic4relief]

no, i think you what you said was well put. I was typing, and was going on with some other things, then stopped and thought to myself 'Uh-oh, I'm waxing poetic again.' But really: Mozart seems to endeavor to be aware of how a piece of music is delivered, how it sounds when played, maybe even how it would sound where it was to be played, how it was going to feel to one hearing it, how the piano as a physical instrument plays, as it were, against ones fingers...

[thelightisahead]

Haha, oh I see! And yes, I agree with what you say of Mozart - he seemed to be perfectly engineered to the world of sound, and luckily also had an amazing compositional understanding and imagination

[IQ40000]

KV333 is my favourite. I'm curious to see that Mozart's more powerful feelings and virtuosity are contained in his piano concertos. Consider his concertos Nos.20, 24. They show us the other side of Mozart. Generally, when we think of Mozart, bright, soft pieces come into mind, but these concertos show us how powerful and tragic Mozart's music can get. Note that, among the 27 concertos, these two are the only ones in minor keys. Mozart writes so much music in major keys and I like that.

[thelightisahead]

Hehe, great to hear :) and yes, just work at it!

[BeBopElmo]

Thank you for this wonderful performance of the first movement of this great sonata. I hope you'll post the two other movements soon with the same player. I'd also appreciate if you would identify the player and continue to do so for future postings. This is a lovely interpretation with great clarity and a mixture of delicacy and strength. Thanks again for this special treat. It has inspired me to revisit the sonata and enjoy its countless lyrical and poetic treasures.

[thelightisahead]

Hey, thanks for the comment. Yes I will add performer information, and as you have suggested the second and third movements, I will get round that at some point too - thanks again