The Piano Sonatas
Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Maria João Pires
The Piano Sonatas are a collection of solo keyboard sonatas by Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed between 1764 and 1789. They exemplify Classical-era clarity and balance, using sonata-allegro structures, elegant melodic writing and advancing keyboard technique that trace Mozart's development from child prodigy to mature composer and are central to the keyboard repertoire and to the evolution of the sonata form.
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Disc 1
- 1.Sonata in C major, K. 279 (189d): 1. Allegro6:59
- 2.Sonata in C major, K. 279 (189d): 2. Andante8:58
- 3.Sonata in C major, K. 279 (189d): 3. Allegro5:37
- 4.Sonata in F major, K. 280 (189e): 1. Allegro assai6:33
- 5.Sonata in F major, K. 280 (189e): 2. Adagio8:48
- 6.Sonata in F major, K. 280 (189e): 3. Presto4:43
- 7.Sonata in B-flat major, 281 (189f): 1. Allegro6:48
- 8.Sonata in B-flat major, 281 (189f): 2. Andante amoroso8:16
- 9.Sonata in B-flat major, 281 (189f): 3. Rondeau. Allegro5:06
Disc 2
- 2.Sonata in E-flat major, K. 282 (189g): 1. Adagio7:16
- 3.Sonata in E-flat major, K. 282 (189g): 2. Menuetto I/II4:02
- 4.Sonata in E-flat major, K. 282 (189g): 3. Allegro3:31
- 5.Sonata in G major, K. 283 (189h): 1. Allegro5:31
- 6.Sonata in G major, K. 283 (189h): 2. Andante6:31
- 7.Sonata in G major, K. 283 (189h): 3. Presto6:20
- 8.Sonata in D major, K. 284 (205b) “Dürnitz”: I. Allegro7:37
- 9.Sonata in D major, K. 284 (205b) “Dürnitz”: 2. Rondeau en Polonaise. Andante5:31
- 10.Sonata in D major, K. 284 (205b) “Dürnitz”: 3. Andante. Thema – Variation I-X – Variation XI. Adagio cantabile – Variation XII17:04
Disc 3
- 3.Sonata in C major, K. 309 (284b): 1. Allegro con spirito8:49
- 4.Sonata in C major, K. 309 (284b): 2. Andante un poco adagio6:37
- 5.Sonata in C major, K. 309 (284b): 3. Rondeau. Allegretto grazioso7:15
- 6.Sonata in D major, K. 311 (284c): 1. Allegro con spirito6:58
- 7.Sonata in D major, K. 311 (284c): 2. Andante con espressione5:56
- 8.Sonata in D major, K. 311 (284c): 3. Rondo. Allegro6:58
- 9.Sonata in A minor, K. 310 (300d): 1. Allegro maestoso8:01
- 10.Sonata in A minor, K. 310 (300d): 2. Andante cantabile con espressione9:11
- 11.Sonata in A minor, K. 310 (300d): 3. Presto2:49
Disc 4
- 4.Sonata in C major, K. 330 (300h): 1. Allegro moderato9:08
- 5.Sonata in C major, K. 330 (300h): 2. Andante cantabile6:55
- 6.Sonata in C major, K. 330 (300h): 3. Allegretto7:53
- 7.Sonata in A major, K. 331 (300i): 1. Andante grazioso. Tema – Variation I-IV – Variation V. Adagio – Variation VI. Allegro14:12
- 8.Sonata in A major, K. 331 (300i): 2. Menuetto – Trio5:42
- 9.Sonata in A major, K. 331 (300i): 3. Alla turca. Allegretto3:47
- 10.Sonata in F major, K. 332 (300k): 1. Allegro9:17
- 11.Sonata in F major, K. 332 (300k): 2. Adagio4:44
- 12.Sonata in F major, K. 332 (300k): 3. Allegro assai9:58
Disc 5
- 5.Sonata in B-flat major, K. 333 (315c): 1. Allegro9:58
- 6.Sonata in B-flat major, K. 333 (315c): 2. Andante cantabile12:16
- 7.Sonata in B-flat major, K. 333 (315c): 3. Allegretto grazioso6:40
- 8.Fantasia in C minor, K. 475: Adagio – Allegro – Andantino – Più allegro – Primo tempo12:03
- 9.Sonata in C minor, K. 457: 1. Molto allegro8:14
- 10.Sonata in C minor, K. 457: 2. Adagio7:28
- 11.Sonata in C minor, K. 457: 3. Allegro assai4:37
Disc 6
- 6.Sonata in F major, K. 533/K. 494: 1. Allegro (K. 533)10:02
- 7.Sonata in F major, K. 533/K. 494: 2. Andante (K. 533)10:12
- 8.Sonata in F major, K. 533/K. 494: 3. Rondo. Allegretto (K. 494)6:48
- 9.Sonata in C major, K. 545: 1. Allegro4:15
- 10.Sonata in C major, K. 545: 2. Andante6:04
- 11.Sonata in C major, K. 545: 3. Rondo. Allegretto1:43
- 12.Sonata in B-flat major, K. 570: 1. Allegro8:38
- 13.Sonata in B-flat major, K. 570: 2. Adagio8:42
- 14.Sonata in B-flat major, K. 570: 3. Allegretto3:47
- 15.Sonata in D major, K. 576: 1. Allegro5:02
- 16.Sonata in D major, K. 576: 2. Adagio6:17
- 17.Sonata in D major, K. 576: 3. Allegretto4:48













