Mozart - Sonata for piano, 4 hands in F major, K. 497 (1786) {Haebler&Hoffmann}

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 - 5 December 1791) was one of the most influential, popular and prolific composers of the classical period. A child prodigy, from an early age he began composing over 600 works, including some of the most famous pieces of symphonic, chamber, operatic, and choral music.
Sonata for piano, 4 hands in F major, K.497. Vienna, 1 August, 1786
1. Adagio - Allegro di molto (0:00)
2. Andante (9:47)
3. Allegro (18:35)
Ingrid Haebler & Ludwig Hoffmann, piano
Description by James Leonard
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart entered his Sonata for piano duet in F major, K. 497, into his personal catalog of works on August 1, 1786, 12 years after he had composed his last sonata for piano duet. Prior to 1786, he had composed three sonatas for piano duet for himself and his sister. But after he left Salzburg for Vienna, Mozart no longer had his sister at hand, and his production of duet sonatas abruptly stopped. Indeed, he was to write only one more sonata in 1787 for piano duet before he stopped writing piano duets altogether. The four-movement Sonata in F major is in the form of a church sonata opening with an Adagio followed by an Allegro di molto, an Andante, and an unmarked closing movement that is self-evidently an Allegro. Although the virtuoso technique and witty dialogue of the players is as elegant as earlier, the tender charm of his youthful music is replaced by a more self-consciously bright and brilliant elegance of his mature music.

[@waetos]

The epitome of piano duets. The 2nd movement is to weep. Such beauty cannot be put into words.

[@locarnese5598]

Yep. This has to be one of the highest achievements of piano music ever. Not a single note out of place. That man simply had a divine mind.

[@pabloassante5360]

I remember listening to a recording of this sonata again and again in a summer when I was a child. I still find it incredibly fascinating and one of Mozart's most genial pieces.

[@filmscorefreak]

i would have guessed that that intro section was mendelssohn. whole work is amazing. like someone else said, top tier. i usually am not crazy about piano 4 hands/multi-piano music as it ends up sounding like a lot of banging, but can listen to mozart's all day.

[@rogernichols1124]

Underrated compositions that span the emotional heights and depths. The apparent simplicity belies truly profound inspiration.

[@LukS626]

How many times did I say "thank you" under your Mozart uploads? Not enough I think - so I thank you once again. Wonderful.

[@vittoriomarano8230]

@@laurenth7187 ...are you considering what you have just written? Please do yourself a favour and check again.

[@ignacioclerici5341]

@@laurenth7187 hahahaha

[@vittoriomarano8230]

A pure Diamond of its kind. 🎼💎

[@_Athanos]

13:11 the minor key passages in his major key works are always the most beautiful things

[@igormaxwel6093]

This sonata and the K.448 (for 2 Pianos - 1784) are my 2 favourite Mozart's piano sonatas. I like many of this pieces, but these 2 pieces are my favourites!

[@user-pv4dt7vx8b]

piu Mozart is wonderful note and sounds great.4hands is amazing performance.

[@theophilos0910]

It was said that M. compos’d this incomparable ‘Klavier duet’ for himself and his English pupil Thomas Attwood to perform together as a kind of ‘lesson in free composition’ after 12 months of grueling counterpoint lessons (beginning Monday 1 August 1785 with 2 months of figur’d bass ‘Toni a modi’ voice-leading then slowly working through Fux’ Gradus ad Parnassum (1725) p. 39 through 217 with all the various ‘contrapuntal species’ for 2 voices, 3 voices then 4 voices would task the patience of any student until all 341 Fuxian exercises are done correctly) somewhere around the end of July 1786-and enter’d into his Catalogue on 1 August 1786 (the 1-year anniversary of Attwood’s studies with Mozart as ‘teacher’ ) which was publish’d soon afterwards (with Attwood inspecting the engraving plates’ for typographical errata-as an extension of his lessons with the great Mozart - what an honour Attwood had to get to know Mozart so well (he & the Storaces & tenor Michael Kelley all left together in ‘one big caravan of luggage’ on 4 March 1787 stopping off at Salzburg to visit Leopold Mozart who was slowly dying of stomach cancer…) This particular 4-handed sonata represents to me the pinnacle of this particular Klavier-salon music genre of ‘home-entertainment’ - and as some have commented above, not a single note is out of place - no surprise to discover that M. had a ‘Virgo-rising’ ascendant !!!

[@PearlofG]

My favorite 4 hands sonata 😍😍 so wonderful!!!

[@trysubscribe25]

Great job Mozart👍

[@josswindsor8288]

Del 9:15 al 9:38 todas esas apoyaturas mordentes o resbaladuras por decirlo así son una incuestionable muestra de que MOZART estaba evolucionando al Romanticismo la EMOCIÓN Y PASIÓN no pueden ser más descaradas inmensa LÁSTIMA que hubiese muerto tan joven con sólo 36 años rozados,hubiese sido la más maravillosa epopeya o más interesante experiencia musical y artística ver a los 2 más grandes compositores de la Historia Evolucionar al Romanticismo naciente en el bien entrado siglo XIX paralelamente con sus extraordinarios genios,cualidades e innumerables recursos musicales aunque nunca sabremos a que podría haber llegado del todo y a consumar el genio salzburgués ,pero la labor de hecho la desarrolló y consumó el genio de Bonn de una forma francamente excepcional intensa,radiante,superemotiva, perfecta y directa al corazón

[@fmiddle2516]

this is heavenly! WOW!!

[@paulina3201]

I wonder if Schoenberg knew (studied) this phenomenal Mozart sonata? Only Sch managed to understand Mozart so deeply in the 20th century; in his "school" Mozart was not called simple and graceful, sunny and elegant. It sometimes seems to me that Mozart is a composer for composers and a musician for musicians in some ways, especially in terms of structure and form.

[@notaire2]

Wunderschöne und elegante Interpretation dieser perfekt komponierten Klaviersonate zu vier Händen im lebhaften Tempo mit perfekt entsprechenden Klänge beider unvergleichlichen Pianisten und mit sorgfältig kontrollierter Dynamik. Der zweite Satz klingt besonders schön und auch himmlisch. Einfach wunderbar!

[@Pierinopasquotti]

Meraviglioso Mozart.

[@josswindsor8288]

Y para postre ese excepcional y prodigioso final donde frena de nuevo en el 26:05 seguido de unas "atmósferas circulares" por decirlo así del 26:10 al 26:15 típicamente clásicas" llenas de luz y pureza por decirlo así amansan las tensiones anteriores y después desembocan en un perfecto y contundente final..para quitarse el sombrero vaya OBRA supermaestra clap clap clap 2 horas seguidas es poco

[@jimmywalsh6701]

👌

[@hillaryegan4644]

Great performance. Loved listening. My duet partner and I will will work on this for 2 yrs to get it up to your tempo.....lots to work on.

[@vittoriomarano8230]

Haebler & Hoffmann are perfect.🎹🎹🌹

[@josswindsor8288]

Pero dios mío que PERLA de pieza para piano a 4 manos IMPECABLE, limpia,equilibrada, me disloca la progresión del 3:50 al 3:55 esa emoción que se refleja que quiere expresar pero todavía le falta mucha más emoción que el mismo Ludwig Van estiró hasta el máximo con su gigantesco arte en definitiva una OBRA DE ARTE inimitable

[@josswindsor8288]

No paro de repetir decenas de veces sin cansarme rebobinando o bien con la célebre función A-B el divino,inmaculado y perfectísimo pasaje del 20:00 al 20:42 es pura,exquisita y perfecta genialidad sobre todo cuando frena en el 20:36 y en pocos segundos la serpentina impecable de notas simétricas y perfectamente colocadas armónicamente perfectas y es que se dice que la Música de Mozart son sobre todo Matemáticas ciencias exactas en los pentagramas

[@fmiddle2516]

Since I was 12, but really more like 15, I have LOVED music.but never classical..I recently started listening to Mozart and fell MADLY in love with his sonatas..I think they are pure treasure. with the exception of a little Beethoven (a LITTLE) I only like Mozart..does that make me ignorant and naive? it's similar to reggae. it's 98% Bob Marley 2% other. I love lizst Hungarian rhapsody and a few other pieces but I only wanna listen to Mozart play piano. am I stupid?

[@ClassicalMusicAndSoundtracks]

Try with Mendelssohn.

[@fmiddle2516]

@@ClassicalMusicAndSoundtracks really? Please tell me why u so kindly took time out of your day to respond to such an obviously childish and naive (in classical music terms) comment i wrote. It means a lot to me sir..Thank yoy

[@ClassicalMusicAndSoundtracks]

@@fmiddle2516 Maybe it's because I love children.

[@fmiddle2516]

@@ClassicalMusicAndSoundtracks Oh, how clever! So youre that guy? Youre the guy that knows everything about everything (except how to talk to girls) so you have no use for the kind curiosity of my nature but to insult me by calling me a child? Thats lovely!! The world needs more people like you about as much as it needs more composers like Mendhelson..uggh!! Thanks for the suggestion, though..In other news, "Dear God, please delay my arrival to heaven (or hell) by 15 minutes because i feel like my time on earth was unfairly taken from me by approximately that much by a composer named Mendhelson that your Classical Music Arrogant Apostle Guy tricked me into listening to. In return, I will spend an extra 15 minutes today telling someone else how lovely Mozart is. Thank you. Most sincerely, C.. P.s. ..Will you please teach your Classical guy how to properly dine at the Yard? I think he would become a more effective worker for you. Thanks again!

[@markdesaint-rat4905]

Last movement sounded transposed up to G.

[@user-lo1pv7dh7o]

2:15

[@emilioromanelli8783]

4:00 What is this specific part called?

[@davidknott1802]

The return to the exposition in sonata allegro form, or do you mean the horribly place add?

[@stevemsteven6103]

The andante sounds just like the second movement of K 495 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ-ulWd4it93hqs

[@liquiditey]

Spot on :) It's what i appreciate with a genius such as Mozart is his ability to draw upon any phrase from his infinite library and pen it down .

[@musicalperson17]

Yes! I immediately heard the horn concerto as the 2nd movement began. Amazing to hear how the melody can be taken in this direction too. Obviously both were composed around the same time so he had the phrase firmly in his mind.

[@MaxSchnell43]

1:57 it's the DSCH motif

[@user-st4sy7km4w]

In my very personal opinion, lots of Mozart's piano sonatas are most brilliant or the smartest in their first movement, being somewhat tiresome in the second or the final one. This piece cannot also be an exception of such a tendency.

[@bartjebartmans]

Nonsense and that is my personal opinion.

[@brianr.3085]

Well, that's definitely a very special take that certain special people may have.

[@user-st4sy7km4w]

I do not like this performance at all.

[@bartjebartmans]

Doesn't matter what you like. I like it.

[@carryfreak5059]

Why not?