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Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304

177815 min

This guide follows Mozart’s Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304 (1778) in two parts: Allegro (sonata form) and Tempo di Menuetto (minuet and trio).

Recording: Gil Shaham (violin), Orli Shaham (piano) (2006)

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Follow all 17 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Minuet and trio
ISonata form0:02–9:34

Violin and piano open together in on a somber first that colours the whole . After a , the arrives, first played by the piano; it is jauntier but does little to lift the mood. follows. Then come the and the with its , and finally a .

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II Minuet and trio9:46–15:26

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 MozartChamber musicClassical periodE minorSonata formMinuet and trio

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