Mozart's mother tragically died after a short sickness during his time in Paris, leaving him in a state of solitude.
Composition History
Mozart's 6 Variations in G major, KV 180, were written in autumn 1773 based on 'Mio caro Adone' from Antonio Salieri's comic opera 'La Fiera di Venezia'.
Composer Biography
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's father, Leopold Mozart, wrote around eighty letters to his son during a period when Wolfgang traveled alone with his mother to Paris.
Historical Context
Mozart's journey to Paris with his mother was undertaken with the 'absurd hope' of finding attention amidst a war between adherents of composers Piccinni and Gluck.
Performer Biography
Ingrid Marsoner, the Austrian pianist, was accepted by the Music Academy in Graz at age eleven and later studied with the legendary Moscow pianist Rudolf Kehrer in Vienna.
Performer Biography
Ingrid Marsoner has won first prizes at the Steinway Competition and the Jeunesse Competition in Vienna, and received the 'Big Prize' at the Young Artists Peninsula Music Festival in Los Angeles.
Compositional Technique
The middle sonata of the three published as Œuvre VI (KV 330-332) combines a variation sequence on a lullaby, a minuet, and a 'racy and crashing fashion article' called 'alla turca'.
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