The trios on this album mark a transition from the Baroque solo sonata for violin and thoroughbass to the Classical piano trio.
Instruments
Wolfgang Amadé Mozart praised the quality of Johann Andreas Stein's fortepianos, noting their precise attack and even tone.
Instruments
Rüdiger Lotter, the Baroque violinist on this album, plays a Jacobus Stainer violin that previously belonged to Reinhard Goebel.
Performer Biography
Christine Schornsheim, the harpsichordist and fortepianist on this album, has received multiple awards, including the 'Diapason d'Or' and 'ECHO Klassik'.
Composition History
Leopold Mozart's only three piano sonatas were among the few of his works to be published, appearing between 1759 and 1763.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Leopold Mozart's instrumental music shows a conscious turn towards the bourgeoisie as recipients of his compositions.
Composer Biography
Leopold Mozart, father of Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, was an agent for the publisher Johann Ulrich Haffner in Salzburg from 1759.
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