The sonatas on this album, KV 10-15, were dedicated by Mozart to the Queen of England 'at her command'.
The Abegg Trio, consisting of Ulrich Beetz (violin), Birgit Erichson (cello), and Gerrit Zitterbart (piano), has been performing together since 1976.
Mozart's father, Leopold Mozart, was a good musician, a competent composer, and an excellent teacher.
Mozart had a highly gifted sister, five years older than him, who played the harpsichord exceptionally well.
For the early trios KV 10-15, the recording uses a copy of a Silbermann fortepiano, which produces a bright tone and direct attack.
The Abegg Trio uses historical instruments for their recordings, including copies of fortepianos by Anton Walter and gut-strung string instruments.
It was not until the New Mozart Edition appeared in 1966 that it was realized that KV 10-15 are Mozart's first piano trios.
