Piano Sonata in B-flat major, K. 498a
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The Menuetto and Trio from this sonata
The Piano Sonata in B-flat major, K. 498a (Anh. 136), is a piano sonata in four movements. It was first printed in 1798 by P. J. Thonus in Leipzig on behalf of Breitkopf & Härtel and attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; an edition printed in c. 1805 already credited it as opus 26 of the Thomascantor August Eberhard Müller (1767–1817).[1] Some publications still attribute it to Mozart, often as Piano Sonata No. 20.[2]
Form
A typical performance lasts for about 19 minutes. The movements are:
- Allegro (in B-flat major, common time, 132 bars)
- Andante (in E-flat major, 3/8 time, 67 bars)
- Menuetto
Allegro (in B-flat major, 3/4 time, 35 bars)
Trio (in E-flat major), 3/4 time, 24 bars) - Rondo – Allegro (B-flat major, 6/8 time, 235 bars)
The musicologist Alfred Einstein suggested that the Menuetto from this work might be a piano arrangement of the "missing movement" of Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 (1787).[3]
Recordings
- Vincenzo Balzani: Pagine rare per pianoforte / Wolfgango Amadeo Mozart (1980), Ducale CD 349/350[4]
- Transcription for chamber string orchestra recorded by the Hanover Band, Nimbus CD NI5228
See also
References
- ↑ Neue Mozart-Ausgabe, vol. X/29/2, pp. b/99ff
- ↑ Sonata No. 20, page 1, Bartok Consulting edition
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External links
- Sonata in B-flat: Score and critical report (German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
- Piano Sonata in B-flat major: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Recording of the first movement, played by Gil Sullivan on YouTube
