Piano Sonata No. 5 (Mozart)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, K. 283/189h, (1774) is a piano sonata in three movements:

1. Allegro
2. Andante (in C major)
3. Presto

Piano Sonata in G major
No. 5
by W. A. Mozart
1773 miniature of Mozart
Key	G major
Catalogue	K. 283/189h
Style	Classical period
Composed	1774 (1774)
Movements	Three (Allegro, Andante, Presto)

This sonata is part of the earliest group of sonatas that Mozart published in the mid-1770s. The first movement, in sonata form, is concise, with an economy of materials. The development section is a mere 18 measures long. The shorter length and moderate technical demands make it an ideal piece for early-advanced study and performance.

A typical performance takes twelve to eighteen (Sviatoslav Richter) minutes.

The work was written down during the visit Mozart paid to Munich for the production of his La finta giardiniera from late 1774 to the beginning of the following March.

External links

• Media related to Piano Sonata No. 5 (Mozart) at Wikimedia Commons
• Sonate in G KV 283: Score in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
• Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, K. 283/189h: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• Piano sonata in G major, K. 283(189h) (interactive score) on Verovio Humdrum Viewer (Alte Mozart-Ausgabe version)
• Recording by Paavali Jumppanen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format