Hey,
As it's Mozarts 250th birthday this year, I just wondered what are you favourite mozart pieces for piano. I love the 1st movement of the sonata K330 - its on the grade 8 syllabus & I haven't played much else!!!
I know he wrote so much - just wondering??

Thanks

Jonathan

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My favourite works by him are

Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E flat
Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe, Flute (+ Harp), Horn and Piano concerti
Piano Sonata No.7 in C
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Exstultate Jubilate K165
Clarinet chamber works
Quartet for English Horn
Flute quartets
Oboe quartets
Other chamber music

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik!!
The Haffner Serenade
Piano concerto no.21
Rondo alla turca !
And this clarinet concerto that I really like but only heard the other day (sorry can't remember specifics..)

Clarinet Concerto in A K6222 Allegro - Adagio - Rondo:Allegro

Is there only one?

That Mozart wrote, yes

Favourite Mozart piece? Clarinet Concerto K622 (but then as a clarinettist I'm rather biased ).

I love most of what Mozart wrote, but my absolute favourites are

Clarinet Concerto , and Quintet
Symphony 39 and 41
Flute concerti
Requiem
Figaro, esp. Overture and end of Act 2
Wind serenades
String Quartet in A major (dedicated to Haydn)
and his recently discovered arrangement of Handel's Judas Maccabeus

His music is generally, stunningly brilliant.

Sonata No. 6, 8, 18

• The A Minor Piano Sonata K310; especially the section where the melody goes into the bass. The chord progression is wonderful .
• Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor
• Piano Concerto No. 1 in D, KV107 - not the usual piano concerto 1. It was written based on a J.C. Bach Sonata; Op. 5 No. 2. Have a listen to a clip at Amazon.
• Symphony 40 - OK, it's popular, but there's a lot more to it than meets the eye .

Oh, so many!

Piano concerti 20 and 21
Piano sonatas k284 and k331
Clarinet Quintet
Eine Kleine (if only because the man on ClassicFM somehow knew I conduct this in traffic jams! )
Figaro...

Quite a lot of people prefer Mozart's orchestral works (for which I don't blame them), but the question was concerned with his works for piano. In addition to the late concertos, which are marvellous, there are several chamber works for piano that are highly regarded:

K 452 Quintet in Eb for Piano and Winds

K 478 Piano Quartet in G minor

K 493 Piano Quartet in Eb

K 498 Trio in Eb for Piano, Clarinet, Viola “Kegelstatt”

K 452 is as difficult as some of the concertos (post G8 IMO), but the others are somewhat easier.

There are also several conventional piano trios (p, vn, vc).

Gosh how could I forget/ Love this!

Most of my favorite Mozart works are mentioned already, but I'd like to add
the funeral motet "Ave Verum Corpus".

Yes there is Charles Hazelwood did a key change analysis on BBC 4, man it went into some obscure keys

I adore the clarinet concerto, all the horn concertos and yes there is only one clarinet concerto

Mozart's birthday ??
but I thought you were all wishing ME Happy Birthday today

Mozart is lucky enough to share my birthday! I'm 13 today ( 27th) and it's the 27th evening here in NZ now.

Well, happy birthday to MusicmanNZ too!

The clarinet concerto and Requiem of course, but how come no-one's yet mentioned Don Giovanni?

Because the thread is about piano music? No, that can't be right!

Yes Piano Concerto no 21 is good. I also like(and am learning right now) Piano Concerto no. 20.