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Topic: Mozart K545 2nd movement too slow  (Read 1731 times)

Offline tywanedd

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Mozart K545 2nd movement too slow
on: January 15, 2014, 03:01:51 PM
Does anyone else agree with me that the 2nd movement of this sonata is often played too slowly?  It is marked "Andante" after all.  I have heard it as slow as 50bpm.  Would 70 be nearer the mark?