The Sonata in C major K330 by Mozart combines subtlety and expressive warmth. Its leisurely first movement (Allegro moderato) is a virtually unbroken flow of lyricism, with minimal contrasts between themes and bouts of brilliant figuration which flatter the performer’s technique by sounding harder than they really are.
The ‘development’ in this movement is merely a cue for yet another graceful tune, which is then neatly recalled in the brief coda.
At the center of the soulful F major Andante cantabile is a hushed, mysterious episode in F minor.
The Allegretto finale, similar in spirit to the finale of the A-major Piano Concerto, K414, trades on contrasts of ‘solo’ and ‘tutti’. It also shares the first movement’s lyrical aspects with a new tune in the development.
Here is pianist Krystian Zimerman to show you how amazing this all is:
