Fantasia No. 1 in D Minor K397

Description

Familiar to performers, piano students and audiences alike, Mozart’s Fantasy in D minor is one of his most popular and much-loved works, and it offers intriguing insights not only into his piano music but also his compositional output in general. In the space of just a handful of pages there are operatic arias and recitatives, cadenzas and string quartet textures. The work is also interesting because it was left unfinished: published after Mozart’s death, the date of composition is thought to be 1782, but Mozart never completed the piece and it is unclear whether he intended to add to the work or attach it to a Sonata or Fugue.