The rondo finale of Sonata No. 11 in A major, famously known as 'Alla Turca', pays homage to the Parisian fashion for 'janizary' music, a style also seen in works by Gluck and Haydn.
Composition History
Mozart composed the miniature Gigue, K574, on May 16, 1789, directly into the family notebook of Karl Immanuel Engel, Leipzig's Court Organist.
Composer Biography
Mozart was frequently helped financially by his fellow Freemason Michael Puchberg, who made him loans despite knowing they might never be repaid.
Composer Biography
Mozart's mother passed away in Paris in 1778, a sad event he communicated to his father and sister with unexpected wisdom and sensitivity.
Compositional Technique
The Adagio, K540, is one of Mozart's most inwardly personal compositions, using B minor, a key far removed from his usual tonalities, and featuring chromaticism and contrapuntal textures.
Compositional Technique
The Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331, does not follow traditional sonata form or conventional movement placement, with all movements cast in the same key-centre, making it resemble a suite.
Composition History
The Sonata No. 18 in D major, K576, was commissioned by Friedrich Wilhelm II, King of Prussia, who was a keen cellist, as one of a series of six 'easy' piano sonatas for his daughter.
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