Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this video I explore Mozart’s early variations on a theme by Salieri (1773), written at age 16–17. We go through the theme and all six variations, discussing character, minuet tempo, ornamentation, polyphony, trills, Alberti bass, Adagio, and the final Allegretto.
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00:00 Intro – Mozart 1773
05:03 Mozart & Salieri – myth correction
06:05 Theme (Minuet, Andante) – tempo & character
15:32 Variation 1
20:09 Variation 2
23:47 Variation 3
27:02 Variation 4
32:08 Adagio
38:05 Allegretto
41:17 Mozart vs. Bach
43:07 closing
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In this video I explore Mozart’s early variations on a theme by Salieri (1773), written at age 16–17. We go through the theme and all six variations, discussing character, minuet tempo, ornamentation, polyphony, trills, Alberti bass, Adagio, and the final Allegretto.
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00:00 Intro – Mozart 1773
05:03 Mozart & Salieri – myth correction
06:05 Theme (Minuet, Andante) – tempo & character
15:32 Variation 1
20:09 Variation 2
23:47 Variation 3
27:02 Variation 4
32:08 Adagio
38:05 Allegretto
41:17 Mozart vs. Bach
43:07 closing
Instant access to our Recordings on Bandcamp: authenticsound.bandcamp.com
Check out our CD/Vinyl recordings here: ▶authenticsound.org/recordings
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