Critical Karaoke

Today in 1787, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completed his final sonata for violin, K. 526 in A Major.  It is by far the most technical of his violin sonatas and is characterized by a hard-driving, rhythmic energy emergent from the opening moments of its first movement.  On today's "A Classical Day in the Life", we delve into the sonata and explore its connection to German composer Carl Friedrich Abel.