Mozart: The Piano Sonatas
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: The Piano Sonatas
Robert Levin (fortepiano, Anton Walter, 1782)
[ ECM New Series / 7 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Friday 2 September 2022
The first complete recording of W.A. Mozart's piano sonatas on the composer's own fortepiano (Anton Walter, 1782). This comprehensive, 7-CD boxed set also comprises unfinished fragments by the Austrian composer, here completed by American pianist and Mozart-scholar Robert Levin in consideration of Mozart's idioms and the compositional mannerisms of his era. Robert Levin's interpretations of the piano sonatas, too, are informed by the performance practice customs of the First Viennese School, including improvised elements and decorations in the repeats. The recordings are accompanied by a 100-page booklet featuring an extensive essay on the sonatas by Mozarteum-director and Mozart-expert Ulrich Leisinger as well as a performer's note by Levin, manuscript-scores and more.
BBC Music AWARD NOMINATION 2023 - INSTRUMENTAL
"The crucial factor is the profound understanding, sophistication and sense of joy with which he delves into the personality of the composer, not just that of his piano...This treasurable set may cast crucial light not only on these sonatas, but also on how we consider the very nature of historical performance." BBC Music Five Stars
"These are robust, hyper-animated, quicksilver performances, full of stark contrasts and sudden changes of mood and temperament." Gramophone
Tracks:
1. SONATA MOVEMENT IN C MAJOR, K.42
PIANO SONATA NO.1 IN C MAJOR, K.279
2. Allegro
3. Andante
4. Allegro
PIANO SONATA NO.2 IN F MAJOR, K.280
5. Allegro assai
6. Adagio
7. Presto
PIANO SONATA NO.3 IN B-FLAT MAJOR, K.281
8.Allegro
9. Andante amoroso
10. Rondeau. Allegro
CD 2
PIANO SONATA NO.4 IN E-FLAT MAJOR, K.282
1. Adagio
2. Menuetto I+II
3. Allegro
PIANO SONATA NO.5 IN G MAJOR, K.283
4. Allegro
5. Andante
6. Presto
PIANO SONATA NO.6 IN D MAJOR, K.284
7. Allegro
8. Rondeau en Polonaise. Andante
9. Thema con variazioni. Andante
CD 3
PIANO SONATA NO.7 IN C MAJOR, K.309
1. Allegro con spirito
2. Andante un poco adagio
3. Rondeau. Allegretto grazioso
PIANO SONATA NO.8 IN D MAJOR, K.311
4. Allegro con spirito
5. Andante con espressione
6. Rondeau. Allegro
PIANO SONATA NO.9 IN A MINOR, K.310
7. Allegro maestoso
8. Andante cantabile con espressione
9. Presto
CD 4
1. SONATA MOVEMENT IN B-FLAT MAJOR, K.400
PIANO SONATA NO.10 IN C MAJOR, K.330
2. Allegro moderato
3. Andante cantabile
4 . Allegretto
PIANO SONATA NO.11 IN A MAJOR, K.331
5. Andante grazioso
6. Menuetto
7. Alla Turca. Allegretto
CD 5
PIANO SONATA NO.12 IN F MAJOR, K.332
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Allegro assai
PIANO SONATA NO.13 IN B-FLAT MAJOR, K.333
4. Allegro
5. Andante cantabile
6. Allegretto grazioso
CD 6
1. FANTASIA IN C MINOR, K.475
PIANO SONATA NO.14 IN C MINOR, K.457
2. Molto allegro
3. Adagio
4. Allegro assai
PIANO SONATA NO.15 IN F MAJOR, K.533/494
5. Allegro
6. Andante
7. Rondo. Allegretto
CD 7
PIANO SONATA NO.16 IN C MAJOR, K.545
1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Rondo. Allegretto
PIANO SONATA NO.17 IN B-FLAT MAJOR, K.570
4. Allegro
5. Adagio
6. Allegretto
PIANO SONATA NO.18 IN D MAJOR, K.576
7. Allegro
8. Adagio
9. Allegretto
10. SONATA MOVEMENT IN G MINOR, K.312
