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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor

Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997), live

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Artur Schnabel (1882-1951), 1939

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Dinu Lipatti (1917-1950), live, France (Besancon), 1950

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The A minor sonata is the first of only two Mozart piano sonatas in a minor key . . . It was written in one of the most tragic times of his life: his mother had just died.

—Wikipedia