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Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 570

178918 min

This guide follows Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 570 (1789) in three parts: Allegro (sonata form), Adagio (rondo) and Allegretto (rondo).

Recording: Daniel Barenboim (piano)

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Follow all 23 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Rondo
  3. III · Rondo
ISonata form0:20–7:35

An in B flat major in three-four. The first is a spare descent and rise, and the grows from the same material, so the contrast is gentle. A bold leaping gesture and a calm sit between them, and a closes the . The opens with the same leap and calm idea and then moves into the unexpected of D flat major. The follows, with the and the in their turn.

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IIRondo7:41–14:13
IIIRondo14:25–18:01

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPiano sonatasClassical periodB-flat majorSonata formRondo

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