The performing editions used in this recording were prepared by Andrew Manze, the violinist on this album, and Richard Egarr, the fortepiano player.
Compositional Technique
Mozart's mature violin sonatas, including those on this album, are true chamber music where the violin and piano are equal partners, constantly exchanging roles.
Composition History
The fragment K. 403 was completed by Abbé Maximilian Stadler, a composer and early ethnomusicologist who also cataloged Mozart's manuscripts after his death.
Composition History
These violin sonatas were composed in 1781, a pivotal year for Mozart when he resigned from his position as court organist and concertmaster to Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo in Salzburg.
Composer Biography
Mozart dedicated his first Viennese publication, the six violin sonatas Op. 2, to Josepha Barbara Auernhammer, one of his piano pupils.
Composition History
Some fragments of violin sonatas from 1781-82, including K. 403, were intended for a new set dedicated to Mozart's future wife, Constanze Weber.
Compositional Technique
The sonatas feature an orchestral quality, with the violin sometimes supporting the piano like an oboe or horn, and a concerto-style solo/tutti interplay.
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