Mozart - Piano and Violin Sonata in C Major KV6 - Mov. 1-2/4

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
*With a bit of Daddy Mozart's help ;)

Sonata for keyboard and violin in C Major KV6

1. Allegro

2. Andante

Performed by Rachel Podger, violin
Gary Cooper, fortepiano

*Sonata in C for Keyboard and Violin, KV 6, is one Mozart's earliest works. It does in fact encompass several of Mozart's firsts as a composer: for example, it was Mozart's first work incorporating the violin, it was his first work with more than a single instrument, and it was his first work in sonata form. In fact, previous to this, all his works had been short solo-pieces for the harpsichord. K6 also happens to be his first piece in more than one movement.

It was composed by a budding Mozart between 1762 and 1764. The precise date and location of its composition, however, are disputed: some suggest that it was written in Salzburg, the boy's home town, in 1762 or 1763; others suggest that it was written in Paris in 1763 or 1764, during Mozart's first visit to that city. It was published in Paris in February 1764, along with another violin sonata, K7, as Mozart's "Opus 1". (Two other violin sonatas, K8 and K9, were published together as "Opus 2" the following April.) Mozart would have been between 6 and 8 years of age when he composed K6; hence it is believed by many that it was written down for the boy by his father, Leopold: all four of these early sonatas are preserved in Leopold's handwriting.

The Notenbuch für Nannerl contains versions for solo piano of the first three movements of this sonata. It is thought that the first and second of these movements and the Menuet I from the third movement were inscribed in the Notenbuch by Leopold in Brussels in 1763. A version for solo piano of Menuet II (together with a piano version of the third movement of Leopold's Serenade in D) can also be found in Leopold's hand in the Notenbuch with the comment, di Wolfgango Mozart d. 16ten Julÿ 1762 ("by Wolfgang Mozart on 16 July 1762); Mozart was in Salzburg on that date.

Like all Mozart's early violin sonatas, K6 is really a keyboard sonata with violin accompaniment, a fact which is made clear from the original title of the four sonatas K6-9: Sonates pour le clavecin qui peuvent se jouer avec l'accompagnement de violon ("Sonatas for the keyboard, which may be played with violin accompaniment"). It is quite legitimate, therefore, to perform these works on a keyboard alone.

In composing these early sonatas, Mozart may have been influenced by the German keyboard player and composer Johann Schobert, who was living and working in Paris when the Mozarts arrived there in November 1763. Schobert, in fact, had already published a number of keyboard sonatas with violin accompaniment, which possibly served as models for the young Mozart.

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[RachelPortman]

ha una scrittura clavicembalistica... più che fortistica

[HARMONICO101]

Harpsichord muisc and fortepiano music were practically one in the same in the early-mid classical era.

I personally think the arpeggiated bass is far better suited to the fortepiano than the harpsichord.

[RachelPortman]

migliore con il cembalo :) no il FORTEPIANO

[HARMONICO101]

This published piece could legitimately be played on either a harpsichord or fortepiano.

[Impalamark64]

The Mozart family didn't own a fortepiano during the early years of Wolfgang's life. This early piece, and all the others like it from the same period, were written and played on a harpsichord. Check out the Complete Mozart Edition, with a version of this with Gerard Poulet, violin and Blandine Verlet, harpsichord. A much brighter sound.

[HARMONICO101]

This piece was not specifically written for harpsichord or piano becuase it was going to be published for the public. It's quite legitimate to play them on either instrument.

[pianofolle]

this is such a sweet piece of music!!!

and i love it just because it's not a masterpiece!

mozart's talent is here like a little gem slowly opening

[merlinos95]

When I was 6, I used to pee on myself. At the same age, Mozart used to compose sonatas. To each his own

[pianofolle]

@Zootallure I meant 'bud' (in botanics). Sorry for the mistake, I was misled by the similarity with the Italian word ('gemma' in it. is both 'gem' and 'bud'). Now I realize how awkward it must sound...

[pianofolle]

@RachelPortman deducibile da cosa?

[pianofolle]

@Impalamark64 In a historical disquisition it might be interesting to know on which instrument this piece was played. But musically I could care less about what is "legitimate" or not and focus on the only aesthetical sensible value: the beauty of the final effect

[stickom]

@DaniGordilloCP It says at the title (Performed by Rachel Podger, violin

Gary Cooper, fortepiano) I gues?! ;)

[DaniGordilloCP]

Good version. Playing by who?

[MrMelina61]

qualcuno di voi ha scritto qualcosa del genere a 8 anni? allora state zitti ed ascoltate.

[TheYayajolie]

MoZart inspires!

[Ddely97]

I just wanna say: SO BEAUTIFUL, SO FANTASTIC!

[gianm73yout]

@Pierinopasquotti non esagerare... è un brano gradevole, mica un capolavoro! E' risaputo che il bimbo fosse estremamente ricettivo e creativo. Ma aveva molta strada da fare.