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Fantasia in C minor, K. 396 (385f)
Written in the late summer of 1782, Mozart left only the first 27 bars [up to 2:47] of the piano part and
bars 23 to 27 of the violin part. No doubt feeling that the material for violin was insufficient, Stadler
produced a complete version for solo piano. Robert Levin wanted to respect the instrumentation
specified by Mozart, writing the first 22 missing bars of the violin part, and completing the Fantasia
which consists of 67 bars in this version.
Goethe had the manuscript of the Fantasia. During a visit from Mendelssohn, aged 12 at the time, the
old master gave the piece to the young musician to sight-read, who acquitted himself brilliantly in the
exercise.
Allegro in G major, K. Anh. 47 (546a)
This first sonata movement probably dates from 1789, which would make it Mozart’s last work for piano
and violin. On the manuscript, only the first 31 bars [up to 1:01] are written out, and then only very
sketchily. To give you a better idea, at the end of the CD, we have added a recording exactly matching
what Mozart wrote. Perhaps you can suggest alternatives to Robert Levin’s ideas for "filling the gaps"?
His is the first completed version of this movement to date, which now measures 148 bars.
Allegro in B flat major, K. 372
This is also a first sonata movement, dated "Vienna, 24 March 1781." It could be a movement originally
intended to open Sonata K. 378. The manuscript, which had markings for publication, stops strangely
after 65 bars [at 2:06). Robert Levin’s version, which is slightly shorter than Stadler’s, extends the
Allegro to 175 bars.
Allegro in A major, K. Anh. 48 (480a/385E)
As the manuscript features the same paper as Sonata K. 454, this first sonata movement probably dates
from the spring of 1784. Did Stadler feel that the first 34 bars [up to 1:05) of the manuscript were
not enough to go on? Robert Levin was able to complete the task, and in his version the movement
contains 158 bars.
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