Josef Myslivecek

6 leichte Sonaten für Clavier

The sonatas for piano and harpsichord by Josef Myslivecek (1737-1781) are scattered throughout Europe in numerous copies, which testifies to their popularity at the time (among others, W. A. Mozart mentioned them approvingly in a letter to his father). Three years after the composer's death, they were published in Edinburgh under the title "Six Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord".

To date, there has been no edition that has taken all available sources into account. The editor of this Urtext edition, the pianist, conductor and specialist in historical performance practice Vojtech Spurný, relies on a copy of the sonatas from the Bavarian State Library in Munich as his main source.

The sonatas are suitable both as concert literature and for educational purposes, as they represent an ideal introduction to the world of classical music.