Mozart's Op 3, a set of six sonatas (K10-15) for harpsichord with accompaniment for violin or flute, was published in London in April 1764.
Composer Biography
Some movements in these sonatas originated as solo piano pieces that Mozart wrote into a musical notebook presented to his elder sister, Nannerl, by their father in 1759.
Composition History
Mozart's first compositions, including some of the sonatas on this album, appeared in print during his European tour of 1763-1766, when he was just eight years old.
Composition History
The Sonata in C major, K6, includes a movement that Mozart entered into Nannerl's notebook on July 1, 1762, when he was only six years old.
Cultural Impact
The Sonata in A major, K305, seems to have been a favorite of Beethoven, with its lively rhythm and variation theme influencing his own Op 12 No 2 sonata.
Composition History
The Sonata in A major, K402, remained unfinished and was later completed by Maximilian Stadler, who also helped Mozart's wife Constanze with other fragmentary works.
Critical Reception
Leopold Mozart, the composer's father, referred to the Andante in the Sonata in D major, K7, as having a 'quite special goût' in a letter to his landlady.
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