"This thought-provoking book offers a multitude of insights and suggestions for performing the music of Mozart and his Viennese contemporaries---it is essential reading not only for performers but historians, as well."---Cliff Eisen, King's College London

"For a half century Eva and Paul Badura-Skoda's Interpreting Mozart on the Keyboard has been one of the most significant texts to treat the broad range of stylistic and practical performance issues that underlie idiomatic Mozart playing. Their scholarly knowledge, fused with taste and the wisdom of practical performing experience, have shaped significantly our understanding of Mozart's language. Now, after fifty years, they present us with a thoroughly revised and updated text reflecting scholarly advances, the significant presence of period instrument performance, and the fruits of their long reflection and evolving understanding of this core repertoire. Everyone who seeks expert insight into the content, expression and execution of Mozart's music will find this book inspirational and indispensable."---Robert Levin, Harvard University

Originally published in German as Interpreting Mozart on the Keyboard in 1957, this definitive work on the performance of Mozart's works has greatly influenced students and scholars of keyboard literature and of Mozart. Now, in a completely updated and revised edition, Interpreting Mozart includes the last half century of scholarship on Mozart's music, addressing the elements of performance and problems that may occur in performing Mozart's works on modern instruments. Topics include dynamics, tempo and rhythm, articulation, embellishments, playing with an orchestra, and technique. The second edition includes an audio CD with examples of the works discussed.

Originally published in German as Interpreting Mozart on the Keyboard in 1957, this definitive work on the performance of Mozart's works has greatly influenced students and scholars of keyboard literature and of Mozart. Now, in a completely updated and revised edition, this book includes the last half century of scholarship on Mozart's music, addressing the elements of performance and problems that may occur in performing Mozart's works on modern instruments.