Description
In autumn 1765, Mozart's family traveled to Holland, at the request of Princess Caroline von Nassau-Weilburg. The fame of the prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus had already reached the princess, who "had an extraordinary desire to see this child," according to Leopold Mozart. During their stay in The Hague, Mozart composed the Sonatas for Piano K. 26–31, which could also be accompanied by violin.
These sonatas were published in 1766 and dedicated to the princess. The New Mozart Edition consulted an early copy of the sonatas as a primary source alongside the first edition, even though this copy had nothing to do with Mozart. Our Urtext edition revises the musical text, removing the misleading additions from this unreliable source.
