Sunday, August 29, 2021The overwhelming majority of Mozart’s compositions were composed in major keys. A rare exception is his piano sonata number 8 in A minor, composed in 1778 while Mozart was in Paris with his mother seeking new employment.
Tragically, his mother passed away after a brief illness, and young Wolfgang was accused by his father Leopold of being responsible for her death. Against this backdrop, Mozart wrote this powerful and dramatic composition.
EMIL GILELS - WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART - EIN WEITERES GLANZLICHT
EMIL GILELS - WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART - EIN WEITERES GLANZLICHT
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John Scialdone published this page in Daily Beethoven 2021-08-29 11:08:19 -0400