Style and interpretation in Mozart’s piano and violin sonatas Cover Image

Style and interpretation in Mozart’s piano and violin sonatas
Style and interpretation in Mozart’s piano and violin sonatas

Author(s): Elena Mihaela Manafu, Alina Maria Nauncef
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: Mozart; sonatas; piano; violin

Summary/Abstract: From Mozart’s immense creation, the chamber music and especially the works for the duo piano-violin is revealed as being the subtlest and the most refined of all genres. It is a music of intimacy, of those things one “whispers”. Mozart’s music is meant for pure listening and delight, combining the serious and the light, the harmonic refinement with the charm of the melody, the technical difficulty with the playable expressiveness. Mozart’s composing style has evolved during the different stages of his private life, as the 26 sonatas for piano and violin follow the track of his three creation periods: the youth period, the middle period and the maturity period.

  • Issue Year: 10/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 69-72
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: English