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Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K. 448

178120 min

This guide follows Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K. 448 (1781) in three parts: Allegro con spirito (sonata form), Andante (sonata form) and Molto allegro.

Recording: Lucas Jussen, Arthur Jussen (pianos) (2019)

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Follow all 19 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Sonata form
  3. III
I Sonata form0:25–6:06

, in form. Both pianos open with loud octaves before a of typical Mozartean lightness. In the the pianos divide the main melody between them, and upward running scales that follow and overlap keep the music moving. The is short, with a new where you might expect a reworking of old ones. Then the arrives.

IISonata form6:24–13:15
III13:24–19:57

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 MozartPianoClassical periodD majorSonata form

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