Six Sonatas for Flute and Piano
Volume 1
- K.V.10 in B flat Major
- Allegro
- Andante
- Menuetto primo
- Menuetto secondo
- K.V.11 in G Major
- K.V.12 in A Major
These six sonatas were written in the autumn of 1764 in London, some perhaps earlier and were dedicated to the Queen of England Sophie Charlotte, née Prinzessin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
These are the only sonatas by Mozart that can also be played with the flute, but the violin voice is so often in an unfavorable position for the flute that the many octaves strongly change Mozart's text. In this edition, therefore, the right hand of the piano was placed in the flute voice in some places and vice versa the violin voice in the right hand of the piano. In this way it was possible to leave the original text unchanged, so to speak, whereby at the same time the flute voice became more weighty and grateful.
This edition is based on the complete edition of Mozart's works. The text of Mozart, apart from the mentioned alternation between piano and violin voice, is retained including dynamics and phrasing. Small inconsistencies in the bow setting have either been tacitly improved or, if they appear motivated, left so
