"Sonata for Two Pianos in D, K 448"
In June of 1781 Mozart asked his father to copy and send several of his works to him, including the concerto for two pianoforte in E flat major (K365). By September the composer reported that Josepha was “worrying me to death” about the piece —apparently it had not yet arrived — and only on October 13 did he write home to say that he and Fräulein Auernhammer were grateful to have received it. They went on to perform it at the Auernhammers’ home in Vienna on November 23, 1781, and also on May 26, 1782. Included in the November concert was the brilliant concertante, Sonata in D, K. 448, for two pianos, written specifically for this concert. It is an indication of her great skill that Mozart wrote the "primo" part for her.
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