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Topic: Mozart sonatas  (Read 2238 times)

Offline renehens

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Mozart sonatas
on: February 11, 2005, 02:38:00 PM
Hello

Which of de sonata's of mozart are the easiest  ? Except for the on in C-Major Sonata Facile.
Which pieces of Mozart should you play before you start the Sonata's.

I'm  playing piano for about 4 years.


Thanks,

Rene

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Re: Mozart sonatas
Reply #1 on: February 11, 2005, 07:16:10 PM
Hello

Which of de sonata's of mozart are the easiest  ? Except for the on in C-Major Sonata Facile.

all are pretty delicate, you need exceptional quality of the sound (quite tough after only 4 years of piano, but then again...)

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Which pieces of Mozart should you play before you start the Sonata's.

for my students, i prefer starting with sonatinas vienoises and with themes with variations.

best luck

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Re: Mozart sonatas
Reply #2 on: February 11, 2005, 08:08:08 PM
Which pieces of Mozart should you play before you start the Sonata's.

The D minor Fantasia is lovely and is only a few pages long.
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Re: Mozart sonatas
Reply #3 on: February 11, 2005, 09:35:26 PM
Have a look here:

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,5273.msg50900.html#msg50900
(grades for all sonatas)

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