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Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile" : Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": II. Andante by András Schiff album cover

Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile" : Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": II. Andante

by András Schiff

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About "Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile" : Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": II. Andante" by András Schiff

The Andante of Mozart's 'facile' sonata is a gentle stroll through a sunlit garden—graceful, unhurried, almost too perfect. Schiff's phrasing breathes with natural ease, yet a faint melancholy lingers in the ornamentation. It's the calm of a summer afternoon with a storm on the horizon, sweetness edged with wist.