Piano Sonata in A Major K. 331

Published in 1784, Mozart's Sonata in A major “for clavier solo”, with its famous “Alla Turca” finale, is one of the most popular works in the entire piano literature. After a section of the lost autograph was rediscovered a few years ago, another important source has surfaced with the appearance of a previously unknown contemporary copy of the complete autograph, which has prompted Bärenreiter to update their previous Urtext edition of this celebrated piece.

The preface allows surprising new insights into the form and source situation of the sonata (Ger / Eng). The edition is supplemented by a chapter on performance practice providing in-depth information on piano playing in Mozart's time (Ger / Eng). Variants and editorial decisions are documented in the Critical Commentary.