Mozart & Nicholson - Sonatas (CD)

Fortepiano Sonatas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart has all his life engaged in the genre piano sonata, starting with four, unfortunately lost, piano sonatas K. 33 dg (KV A199-202), which already Mozart composed the age of ten, to the Sonata K. 576, which he will be in July 1789 own works earned. Nevertheless, his sonatas was long (-inside) were overshadowed by his other works and a number of sonatas in the relevant literature dismissed as occasional pieces or as educational material for his piano students. Meanwhile, it has long recognized the importance of the sonatas and when the recording of his piano works on a fortepiano nowadays it were part of the standard, this is due to undoubtedly outstanding performers such as Linda Nicholson.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Flat Major, K. 281 (K.189F): Allegro
2. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Flat Major, K. 281 (K.189F): Andante Amoroso
3. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Flat Major, K. 281 (K.189F): Rondeau. Allegro
4. Piano Sonata No. 8 in a Minor, K. 310 (K. 300D): Allegro Maestoso
5. Piano Sonata No. 8 in a Minor, K. 310 (K. 300D): Andante Cantabile Con Espressione
6. Piano Sonata No. 8 in a Minor, K. 310 (K. 300D): Presto
7. Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332 (K. 300K): Allegro
8. Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332 (K. 300K): Adagio
9. Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332 (K. 300K): Allegro Assai
10. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Major ('Trumpet', 'Hunt'), K. 576: Allegro
11. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Major ('Trumpet', 'Hunt'), K. 576: Adagio
12. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Major ('Trumpet', 'Hunt'), K. 576: Allegretto
13. Fantasia for Piano in D minor (Fragment), K. 397 (K. 385G)