Piano Sonata No. 18 (Mozart)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K 576 (1789) is a sonata in three movements:

  1. Allegro
  2. Adagio
  3. Allegretto

A typical performance takes about 15 minutes.

In a letter to a fellow Freemason Michael von Puchberg, Mozart wrote "meanwhile I am working on six easy piano sonatas for Princess Friederike and six quartets for the King". K.576 was the only sonata completed. Despite Mozart's intention for the sonata to be easy, it is extremely difficult to play. The sonata would also be Mozart's last.

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