Mozart | Piano Sonata in Bb, K.333

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s first five sonatas, written in Salzburg, are often neglected items in his catalogue of works. The next several sonatas are products of Munich and Mannheim, with the exception of the dynamic and wonderful Sonata in A minor, K.310, first performed in Paris. Until fairly recently, the Sonata K.333 was also considered a Parisian, but musicological investigation has placed it chronologically in 1783, later than Mozart’s Paris sojourn, and geographically in Linz and Vienna. The date and location of the Sonata’s inception, however, are incidental facts that don’t alter one’s appreciation of the work as a winning example of the master’s solo piano writing.

This edition is part of ABRSM’s ‘Signature’ Series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works, prepared from original sources by leading scholars. It includes an informative introduction and performance notes.