Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K.330 [Uchida]

I. Allegro moderato (0:00) II. Andante cantabile (6:12) III. Allegretto (12:38) Piano: Mitsuko Uchida Mvt 1: Allegro moderato [Sonata-Form] EXPOSITION (0:00) Primary Theme (P1). (0:08) Counter-Theme 1 (P2). (0:20) Transition Section. (0:32) Secondary Theme (S1). (0:44) Counter-Theme 2 (S2). (0:50) Counter-Theme 3 (S3). (1:13) Pre-Cadential Theme. The cadence keeps getting delayed further and further, and never really comes (we'll see why afterwards). DEVELOPMENT (3:23) Episode 1: new material (D1) in the dominant, a descending sequence that slides into the minor. Then, a brief transitional passage conducts us to (3:41) Episode 2: syncopated melody, modulating through various keys (Am, F, A, Cm, Fm). (3:58) Episode 3: pedal point in the dominant, syncopated figures resembling P2 and the Pre-Cadential Theme. RECAPITULATION (4:15) P1 + P2 (4:46) S1, comically modulating halfway through — as if Mozart had forgotten for a moment that we're already in the Recap and S1 needs to be in the tonic. (4:58) S2 + S3 + Pre-Cadential material (5:53) Finally, the missing Cadence appears, and (surprise!) it's actually the first Developmental Theme (D1). Mvt 2: Andante Cantabile *And once again we come across Mozart's experimentations with the form his slow movements. This time, I'll dare say it's a modified Minuet & Trio, for the following reasons: 1) we observe a very distinct Compound Ternary structure that does not repeat its A' section; 2) each section consists of two independently repeated strains; 3) each strain is harmonically progressive (starts in a key, ends in another), but together each pair forms an embedded Rounded-Binary form unit that fits the Minuet & Trio scheme. According to this analysis, the whole structure would be: (Minuet) ||:A:||:BA':|| (Trio) ||:C:||:D:||C' (Da Capo) ABA' (Coda) C''. MINUET (6:13) Strain 1: The anacrusis (three repeated notes) is a important Motive (M1). There are two four-bar phrases, the first in F major and the second in C major, developing M1. (7:16) Strain 2: Begins in G minor and modulating to C. At 7:29, we prepare ourselves to hear A again, but it's just a new development of M1 that continues modulating (C7, F7, B♭, F, C7) and returns to F major. TRIO (8:45) Strain 3: a new four-bar Theme based on M1 appears, singing above menacing and throbbing repeated notes. At 9:04, a disguised M1 returns, leading to A♭ major. (9:45) Strain 4: one of the most beautiful passages of the Sonata, very sincere and melancholic. Once again, the anacrusis becomes a Motive (M2) and is developed imitatively, returning to F minor. At 10:43, strain 3 comes back, slightly modified. DA CAPO (11:00) The first part is restated, senza ripetizione. (12:19) As if using the synthetic function of the Sonata Form, a reconciling major version of Strain 3 appears, to close the movement. It's worth mentioning that this Coda is a somewhat controvertial addition (but it fits well, I guess). Mvt 3: Allegretto [Sonata-Form] EXPOSITION (12:43) Primary Theme (P1), second time with surprisingly heavy (yet playful) accompaniment. (13:08) Transitional Theme 1 (Tr1), kind of antecipating S1. (13:19) Transitional Theme 2 (Tr2), kind of antecipating S2. (13:24) Secondary Theme (S1) in the dominant. (13:41) Counter-Theme 1 (S2), playing with fast triplets. (13:59) Codetta. DEVELOPMENT (15:39) Episode 1: new material in G major (D1). (15:51) Same procedure as the Primary Section: the exact same melody is restated above a "heavier" accompaniment that resembles S1. (16:03) Tonic preparation: pedal point on G. RECAPITULATION (16:18) P1 + Tr1. (16:52) Modified Tr2 (C7, F, A7, D, G7, C). (17:01) S1 + S2 in the tonic. (17:39) Coda. After a funny, deceptive shift to A minor, three good fat PAC chords end the piece. This video is dedicated to @user-jx5xn3gz4t.