Fantasia in F minor, K 608 (Mozart)

Movements

i Allegro ii Andante iii Allegro

Notes

In 1791 Mozart wrote this piece in F minor for mechanical organ, “Ein Orgel Stück für eine Uhr” (an organ piece for a clock), K.608. This composition is believed to have been commissioned by Count Deym.

It is a wonderfully intricate piece of music, arranged today by Sharon Barnea for four hands on piano. Mozart’s F minor piece for Deym did not gain the title ‘Fantasia’ until it was arranged for piano duet during the last century.

Performances