Piano Trio No. 2 (Mozart)

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The Piano Trio No. 2 in G major, K. 496, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1786. [1] [2] It is scored for piano, violin and cello.

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Movements

The work is in three movement form:

  1. Allegro
  2. Andante
  3. Allegretto

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References

  1. Herttrich, Ernst (2005). Mozart Piano Trios - Preface. Munich: G. Henle Verlag.
  2. "Series VIII: Chamber Music". Neue Mozart-Ausgabe . Retrieved 18 December 2020.