Sonata in B flat major KV 281 (Complete)(Mozart).

The sonata was written during the visit Mozart paid to Munich for the production of his opera, La finta giardiniera, from late 1774 to the beginning of the following March.
The Sonatas K.281 and K.282 were part of a set of six sonatas Mozart played in his travels between Salzburg and Munich in late 1774 and early 1775. They are the earliest examples we have of Mozart's keyboard composition and reflect the influence of Haydn in their prevailing good nature.
Imagine the young Mozart, straddling the border between his teens and early 20s: he travels between the great cities of Europe, plying his trade as a musician and composer. His childhood was spent mainly in the company of his family: he never had a formal education but was taught at home. What caught his eye, like today's youth? The latest technological gadget, in this case, the new-fangled piano. Letters survive which document Mozart's experiences with pianos from a variety of makers, his enthusiasms for some and his disappointments with others. We take for granted the concert grand piano as we know it; without much change, it has been the mainstay of the stage for over a century, but, for the 18th century, no such certainty existed. The harpsichord and, to a lesser extent, the clavichord, were the most popular and most available of the keyboard instruments. The teenaged Mozart, being surrounded by women most of the time, was quick to notice and respond to feminine charms: it’s touching to see him write ‘andante amoroso’ as the tempo marking of the second movement of this sonata. Never again did he use that adverb, ‘in a tender, loving manner’, though so much of his music portrays just that.
In his letters Mozart described his early Piano Sonatas K.270-284 as being "difficult sonatas". He was probably referring less to the refinements of performance and more to the demands of aesthetics and interpretation, as he also gave these works unusually rich markings as far as dynamics and articulation were concerned.
The three movements are:-
1. Allegro (fast) in 3/4 time.
2. Andante amoroso (in a tender, loving manner) in 3/8.
3. Rondo: Allegro, in 2/2 (split common time).
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