Between November 1783 and October 1784, Mozart was busy composing five piano concertos for his subscription concerts in Vienna, enjoying great success.
Composition History
The autograph manuscript for Mozart's Sonata in C minor, K457, was lost for over a century before reappearing in 1990 in a Baptist college in Philadelphia.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For Mozart, the key of C minor often signified a tragic beginning and end, without switching to a major key, unlike his D minor works.
Composition History
Mozart's Sonata in C major, K545, was dubbed the 'Sonate facile' (easy sonata) in its first edition and described by Mozart himself as 'A little piano sonata for beginners'.
Composition History
Mozart wrote his Sonata in C minor, K457, and the Fantasia in C minor, K475, for his pupil Maria Theresia, the second wife of Vienna's leading music publisher, Johann von Trattner.
Composer Biography
After the success of his opera The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart was appointed Royal and Imperial Chamber Musician at the court of Emperor Joseph II in December 1787, succeeding Gluck.
Composer Biography
Mozart, a master improviser, left fourteen sets of piano variations, and was known to improvise on popular themes as encores after performances.
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