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Mozart - Sonatas for Fortepiano and Violin

Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer Yoshiko Kojima
Natsumi Wakamatsu
Period Classical
Catalogue Number BIS-1123 CD
EAN 7318590011232
Format CD
Release date Apr 2001
Total time 74'43

This album features Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s violin sonatas, composed between 1778 and 1781, which marked a significant evolution in the genre. Initially, violin sonatas were essentially keyboard works with optional violin accompaniment, but Mozart transformed them into fully integrated chamber pieces where both instruments share equal importance.

These sonatas were published as Opus 2 and were well received by critics of the time, noted for their innovative ideas and the seamless interplay between violin and piano. The album includes the Sonata in G major, which Mozart performed in 1781 with violinist Antonio Brunetti, playing the piano part from memory just hours after composing it. The recording by Natsumi Wakamatsu (violin) and Yoshiko Kojima (fortepiano) offers an authentic interpretation using period instruments, highlighting Mozart’s pioneering role in redefining the violin sonata.
 
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  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Sonata in C major, KV 296 18'36
01 I. Allegro vivace 9'08
02 II. Andante sostenuto 5'06
03 III. Rondeau. Allegro 4'22
 
  Sonata in G major, KV 379 (373a) 20'43
04 I. Adagio - Allegro 11'22
05 II. Thema mit Variationen 9'21
 
  Sonata in F major, KV 376 (374d) 18'53
06 I. Allegro 7'15
07 II. Andante 5'22
08 III. Rondeau. Allegretto grazioso 6'16
 
  Sonata in E flat major, KV 380 (374f) 14'32
09 I. Allegro 4'54
10 II. Andante con moto 5'07
11 III. Rondeau. Allegro 4'31
 
  Album total 74'43
ViolinWakamatsu, Natsumi
FortepianoKojima, Yoshiko
ComposerMozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

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