Sonata in C major for keyboard four-hands, K. 19d
This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2015) |
The Sonata in C major,
Form
The sonata consists of three movements:
Allegro moderato
The first movement, 107
Menuetto and Trio
The second movement is 54 bars long and in
Rondo: Allegretto
The final movement, 181 bars long and in
4 time, begins with a modulating chord phrase that is as much joyful as it is exciting. It can almost be likened to that of the final theme of Mozart's own "Gran Partita", K. 370a – 7. Finale. At bar 142, the movement switches from an ever exciting allegretto, to a slow adagio in 3
4 time lasting for 19 bars, before finally switching back to the rondo's main theme in 2
4 time at Allegro. The movement is in a standard sonata rondo form
Authenticity
Discovered in 1921, the two printed versions of the work that have been found were found in Paris and London, both of them being dated to sometime in 1789. It was possibly composed during the
Since there is no other known clavier four-hand work dated to this time, this work, K. 19d, was generally accepted as authentic and put into the catalogue for Mozart's works. Recently the authenticity of the work has been disputed, with the general consensus of most scholars being that the work was, in fact, not written by Mozart. Since 1993, the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe has removed the piece for the authentic section of "Keyboard music" to "Works of Spurious or Doubtful Authenticity". Theories amongst scholars suggest that the work is one possibly by another of the Mozarts during their London tour, such as Leopold or even Nannerl. An interesting point toward the work's possible authenticity is the fact that the writings for both the right and left hand in the score occasionally collide with one another. This strongly suggests that the original work was composed specifically for the aforementioned two-manual harpsichord. However, it is likely that the Mozarts did not play four-hand sonatas at this time, but rather, they performed four-hand concertos for keyboard instead.[1]
Recordings
- 1976 – Ingrid Haebler (piano I), Ludwig Hoffmann (piano II) – Philips
- 1978 – Erik Smith (harpsichord I), Humphrey Burton (harpsichord II) – Decca
References
- Notes
- ^ a b Abert, Spencer & Eisen 2007, p. 44
- Sources
- ISBN 9780300072235.
- (in German) Franz Giegling, Wolfgang Plath and Wolfgang Rehm. Neue Mozart-Ausgabe, Series X (Supplement), Workgroup 29: "III. Klaviermusik" in Works of Doubtful Authenticity, Volume 2. Bärenreiter, 1993. Preface by Wolfgang Plath and Wolfgang Rehm.
- ISBN 9780393028867.
External links
- Sonata in C for keyboard four-hands: Score and critical report (in German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
- Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in C major, K. 19d: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Sonata for Harpsichord Four Hands in C major, K. 19d on YouTube, Andreina Di Girolamo and Silvia Rambaldi