Mozart - Sonatas Vol 1 Nos 1-6 K301-K306 Violin/Piano

Volume 1 of the complete edition of Sonatas for Violin and Piano contains the Sonatas K301 through to K306 and is researched, prepared and edited by Cliff Eisen. one of the most distinguished Mozart scholars of our time. Professor Eisen recognises that many of the apparent inconsistencies and idiosyncrasies of Mozart's notation are perfectly deliberate, and that the attempts to impose uniformity upon similar phrases or musical paragraphs can be misguided. As he writes in the preface: "the notion that the classical style represents a model of symmetry, balance, and clarity is for the most part a 19th-century fiction. It has little to do with Mozart's actual practice, which is based primarily on variety of both content and articulation". In this new edition, alternative readings found in parallel passages are preserved, with all such instances noted within the Critical Commentary. The highly individual beaming within Mozart's autographs is also respected in the new edition, as this often contributes to our aural perceptions of phrase structure and accent. Professor Eisen is conscious that there is no single 'Urtext' for this music. On the contrary he believes that 'there is compelling evidence that Mozart's later performances of his works were characterised by changes, sometimes substantial changes in the musical text'. Advanced level.