Mozart: Rondo alla Turca

Track: Mozart: Rondo alla Turca

This is the discussion thread for Mozart's Rondo alla Turca (from Piano Sonata No. 11, K. 331) — ask your questions about it here.

The Track covers the piece's rondo form (A-B-A-C-A-B-A) section by section, the "Turkish" percussive character — including the famous left-hand rolls that imitate Turkish drums — and the articulation contrast between legato sixteenths and crisp staccato eighths that gives the piece its energy.

If you're working on getting the articulation crisp without sounding stiff, balancing the octave passages in the B section, or just want a gut check on tempo, drop it here.

Started this one and set it aside? Tell us which section (A, B, or C) you were on — happy to help you pick the thread back up.