Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonatas and pieces for four hands or two pianos

About Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Sonatas and pieces for four hands or two pianos

Mozart’s early sonatas for piano four hands were written during the early 1770s to be performed by the composer himself and his sister Nannerl, who was considered as accomplished a performer as her brother – there is a famous portrait showing the two seated at the same piano.
After Mozart left Salzburg for Vienna his production of duo sonatas stopped, as he didn’t have his sister at hand.
However, in 1786-1787 he wrote another two, K. 497 & K. 521. The tender modesty and charm of his youthful music is replaced here by a mature and brilliant elegance.
The Sonata for two pianos K. 448 was written in 1781, for a private concert Mozart gave with his pupil Josephine von Aurnhammer at her family’s home in Vienna.
Aurnhammer also appeared with him in the Concerto for two pianos and orchestra, K. 365. Mozart wrote that she was “as fat as a peasant girl” although “she plays divinely…”
With the Fugue in C minor, K426, written in December 1783, Mozart was paying tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach who was at this time completely out of fashion. It contains the complete catalogue of theoretical device ranging from inversion to stretto.
Five years later Mozart arranged this music for string orchestra and prefaced it with an Adagio.

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Preview TitleKey Year Level
Sonata - for four hands K. 19 d in C Major by Mozart piano sheet music AAB Sonata - for four hands K. 19 d1 C Major 1765 5
Sonata - for four hands K. 357 in G Major by Mozart piano sheet music AAC Sonata - for four hands K. 35723 G Major - 8+
Sonata - for four hands K. 358 in B-flat Major by Mozart piano sheet music AAD Sonata - for four hands K. 35833 B-flat Major - 8+
Sonata - for four hands K. 381 in D Major by Mozart piano sheet music AAE Sonata - for four hands K. 3817 D Major - 8+
Sonata - for four hands K. 497 in F Major by Mozart piano sheet music AAF Sonata - for four hands K. 49717 F Major - 8+
Sonata - for four hands K. 521 in C Major by Mozart piano sheet music AAG Sonata - for four hands K. 5211 C Major - 8+
Sonata - for two pianos K. 448 in D Major by Mozart piano sheet music AAH Sonata - for two pianos K. 4487 D Major - 8+
Fugue - for two pianos K. 426 in C Minor by Mozart piano sheet music AAI Fugue - for two pianos K. 4262 C Minor - 8+
Adagio and Allegro - for four hands K. 594 in F Minor by Mozart piano sheet music AAJ Adagio and Allegro - for four hands K. 594 18 F Minor 1790 8
Fantasia - for four hands K. 608 in F Minor by Mozart piano sheet music AAK Fantasia - for four hands K. 608 18 F Minor 1791 8