Until fairly recently the Sonata K. 333 by Mozart was considered a Parisian work, but musicological investigation has placed it chronologically in 1783, later than Mozart’s Paris time, and geographically in Linz and Vienna.
The date and location of the Sonata’s inception, however, are incidental facts that don’t alter one’s appreciation of the work as a winning example of the master’s solo piano writing.
It is a warm and lovely piece, galant, and feminine throughout. As is so often the case even in Mozart’s lightest works, there are moments in them which reach beyond mere charm; in the present Sonata these occur in the middle section of the slow movement, when the chromaticism evolves into an intense expressiveness. For the rest, one is content to revel in the sheer loveliness and openness of a splendid musical gem.
Here is pianist Mitsuko Uchida to play the 3rd movement for you:
