PEGGY RADMALL (violin)
PEGGY GRUMMITT (pianoforte)
The D major Violin Sonata (K.306) was written during Mozart's visit to Paris in 1778. In strong contrast with its companion-piece, the tragic E minor (K.304), this Sonata is powerful and brilliant; the cadenza in the last movement is almost concerto-like. Abert, the greatest modern authority on Mozart, draws attention to the ' passing shadows ' in the development section of the andante. ' The last movement he adds, ' constantly alternates between a capricious French allegretto and a sparkling Italian allegro, a form for which Mozart shows much fondness in his violin concertos '.