From August 2018 until June 2020, I will be learning all 18 Mozart Piano Sonatas. Why Mozart? I don't exactly recall how the idea came to me, but I get a lot of ideas for dream projects. This one has stuck. I have a particular style for Mozart in my ear, a specific way I think his music should go, but it's a style I don't hear a lot. I want to see how closely I can reach that ideal style.

I like the idea of digging in to a massive body of repertoire, of developing my own artistry through a long-term study of one composer. Many people say Mozart is the hardest composer to play for his intricacy and delicacy; I'm going to see if that's true. I myself used to hate Mozart, now I can't play his music enough.

I've grouped the Sonatas into 4 recitals, combining some earlier Sonatas with some mid- and late-career works, beyond accounting for length and key contrasts. I'll learn each Sonata one at a time, each over the course of one month, posting a performance before the next month begins. Once I've learned all the Sonatas from a recital, I'll take 1 last month to work on the program as a whole, producing a clearer, final performance record of the each Sonata.

Throughout each month I will be documenting my work through video updates on my Facebook page, and posts on my blog. This page will serve as a hub: all of this content, plus the end-of-month and final recital performances will be linked here. You can use the tables below to check out which Sonata I'll be taking on next, and catch up on posts and updates before watching a few performances.

Recital #1: January 2019	Blog Posts and Updates	Performances
August 2018: Sonata #1 in C, K 279	Facebook Update #1 Don Giovanni ​The funny thing about 'Mozart in a Month' (AKA-I used to hate Mozart) Facebook Update #2 Mozart's Flute Quartets Walter Klein plays Mozart	August 31, 2018 ​September 5, 2018: Performance with Commentary
September, 2018: Sonata in a​, K 310	​L'Amour de Loin Progress Update #1 Tonality Sucks (and other myths)
October 2018: Sonata in D​, K 584
November: Sonata in C​, K 545
December 2018: Sonata in G​, K 283

Recital #2: June 2019	Blogs Posts and Updates	Performances
February 2019: Sonata in A​, K 331
March 2019: Sonata in D​, K 284
April 2019: ​Sonata in F​, K 533/494
May 2019: ​Sonata in Bb, K 281

Recital #3: January 2020	Blog Posts and Updates	Performances
August 2019: Sonata in c, ​K 457
September 2019: Sonata in Bb, ​K 570
October 2019: Sonata in D​, K 311
November 2019: Sonata in Eb​, K 282
December 2019: Sonata in F​, K 280

Recital #4: June 2020	Blog  Posts and Updates	Performances
February 2020: Sonata in F​, K 332
March 2020: Sonata in C, ​K 309
April 2020: Sonata in Bb​, K 333
May 2020: Sonata in C, ​K 330