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Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K. 454

178422 min

This guide follows Mozart’s Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K. 454 (1784) in three parts: Largo – Allegro (sonata form), Andante (sonata form) and Allegretto.

Recording: David Oistrakh (violin), Paul Badura-Skoda (piano)

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Follow all 28 sections as they play

  1. I – · Sonata form
  2. II · Sonata form
  3. III
I – Sonata form0:21–7:32

Portentous chords open the , and violin and piano already speak as equals. Then the fast begins with the first . The two instruments trade ideas with almost concerto-like interplay: the arrives, then a and . After the the first , and finally a starts.

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IISonata form7:41–15:56
III15:59–22:48

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 periodB-flat majorSonata form

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