The genesis of one of Mozart’s best-loved piano works, his Fantasy in d minor, is still shrouded in darkness. Even Mozart’s sister, who came across the work in 1807 through the first edition, was astounded to have discovered a previously unknown composition of such quality. In its original form the Fantasy was in all probability a fragment.

The closing bars that are most frequently performed today originated from an unauthorized print from 1806. We have also included these in our edition due ...