In the video above, he manages to finger-click pretty much every note in the right-hand part of the piece.

Mozart clearly intended this trio to form a group, numbering them from one to three.

They were almost certainly composed with his Viennese pupils in mind, teaching forming one of Mozart s principal sources of income during his early years in the Austrian capital.

The present sonata has gained particular fame for its last movement, the Rondo alla turca.

Some commentators have also heard echoes of the opera in the opening movement, which, uniquely among Mozart s sonatas, is a set of variations.

Its lilting theme one of the composers most memorable inventions.

The central movement is a Minuetto in the tonic key of A, with a central trio section in D, making the sonata also unique in Mozarts output in that none of the three movements is in sonata form.

Along with its two companions, the A major Sonata was published in Vienna by Artaria in 1784, rapidly attaining a popularity that has persisted until the present day.

As with so many of Mozart s works, it offers much for both Kenner and Liebhaber, connoisseurs and mere lovers.

Its Turkish element places it among the first pieces of music in the European tradition to show any kind of non-Western influence.

Beyond that, it offers a greater-than-usual complement of unforgettable Mozart ian melodies.

Rondo Alla Turca