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Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-flat major, K. 281

177518 min

This guide follows Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-flat major, K. 281 (1775) in three parts: Allegro (sonata form), Andante amoroso (sonata form) and Rondeau, allegro (rondo).

Recording: Yeol Eum Son (piano)

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  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Sonata form
  3. III, · Rondo
ISonata form0:01–6:34

An in B flat major. The sets sixteenth-note triplets against faster thirty-second notes. A short leads to the , and a ends the . The , which runs until the first , is long for an early Mozart . It refers to the 's themes only once and mostly brings in new . Expect sharp contrasts of loud and soft throughout. The and the then come back in turn.

II Sonata form6:41–13:40
III, Rondo13:46–18:22

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPiano sonatasClassical periodB-flat majorSonata formRondo

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