Actually, mozart s sonatas for piano duet 2 players at one piano and 2 pianos are more consistently engrossing than the solo sonatas, for me anyway. In 1960 he did the same for mozart s piano sonatas. Theyre so masterful that i think they tend to get underrated. The earliest sonatas are very much in the galant style of w. Mozart s piano sonatas are among my favorite solo piano works. And yet, i find old man mieczyslaw horszowskis mozart a revelation. By following the score with his performances one will notice the way.
Mieczyslaw horszowski june 23, 1892 may 22, 1993 was a polishamerican pianist who. Complete piano sonatas, an album by wolfgang amadeus mozart, faz. Shop claudio arrau plays mozart complete piano sonatas. This exquisite movement seems to mingle the lyrical suavity of j c bach with the empfindsamkeit, or heightened sensibility, of his elder halfbrother carl philipp emanuel. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic.
Feb 05, 2017 wolfgang amadeus mozart 17561791 piano concerto no. Although most of mozarts piano sonatas were intended for his own use in performance, some were in fact written for pedagogical purposes. The piano quartets mieczyslaw horszowski and members of the budapest string quartet. Letters and postcards of janina roza horszowski includes book dynamic. Mieczyslaw horszowski albums, pictures naxos classical. Horszowski plays mozart piano concerto in e flat major, k. Mieczyslaw horszowski listen on deezer music streaming. Complete mozart piano sonatas welcome to talk classical a community covering every aspect of classical music. The piano sonatas performed by mitsuko uchida has been in my collection for a number of years now. Apr 04, 2018 mozarts piano sonatas date from 1773 until 1788 a period in which his style matured at a truly remarkable rate. For the 2 piano sonata i like the recording by ashkenazy and frager.
While all the performances on this set are good, the two sonatas with szell really come alive in a quite special way. Mozart piano sonatas the classical music guide forums. Frankly, i long regarded the earlier sonatas as being of rather minor interest, and recordings by barenboim, schiff, and uchida did nothing to change my mind. The fifteen sonatas for violin and piano, vol ii label. The complete piano sonatas of w a mozart 19 interpreted by s d rodrian by mr. Other works performed by horszowski include mozart s piano concerto no. He performed the complete mozart piano sonatas at wigmore hall between 2012 and 20, and this is the first of four concerts recorded for wigmore hall live. In these recordings of the complete sonatas, horszowski manages to escape the standard and customary mozart style and plays mozart in three dimensions, bringing out more depth, voices, and lyric passages unexplored by most other pianists. Music profile for mieczyslaw horszowski, born 23 june 1892.
The piano 2 hours and 01 minutes movie 1994 it is the midnineteenth century. Mieczyslaw horszowski listen to mieczyslaw horszowski on deezer. Brahms mozart reginald kell with the zimbler sinfonietta, frank miller 3, mieczyslaw horszowski concerto in a major, k. The socalled mozart piano differed from chopins pianos which in turn differed from our 1961 pianos. Although never a star headliner, he gave a series of twelve recitals in which he played all the solo works of beethoven in new york in the mid1950s, played the complete piano sonatas of mozart in 1960 and ten of mozart s piano concertos in 1962. List of sonatas by wolfgang amadeus mozart wikipedia. Whose is the best interpretation of mozarts piano sonatas. The following are the best cycles that ive heard to date though youre going to have to do a lot of sampling in order to decide which you might like. Roberto prossedas faziolicycle on decca italy has been added to the survey. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favorite tracks with your friends.
His very diverse and extensive repertoire also embraced such composers as honegger, d indy, martinu. He generally plays mozart as a bolder, more assertive composer than the way we usually hear him, and he makes his case with complete conviction. Wolfgang amadeus mozart, joseph szigeti, mieczyslaw horszowski, george szell mozart. Ii for ninety years, listeners and musicians were offered a rare musical experience in hearing the art of horszowski. Mozart in the jungle 0 hours and 29 minutes tv series 2014 love, money, ambition and music intertwine in mozart in the jungle, a half hour comedic drama that looks at finding yourself and finding love while conquering new york city. Mozart the piano quartets mieczyslaw horszowski and members of the.
Complete mozart piano sonatas page 2 talk classical. Mieczyslaw horszowski pronounced myehchihswahf horshoffskee was born on june 23, 1892, in lvov, poland now in ukraine. Two of the sonatas feature george szell, the rest are with horszowski. Alone among mozarts six piano sonatas of 17745, the sonata in e flat major, k282, opens with an adagio rather than the usual allegro. It may be easy to get the notes down, but thats not exactly the same as playing the piece, and playing mozart and bach for that sake well is incredibly dificult. It was composed in the summer of 1778 around the time of his mothers death, one of the most tragic times of his life. The piano sonatas andras schiff by mozart, wolfgang amadeus on cd. We have 298 concerto mozart music torrents for you. Mozarts piano writing is so economical, so meticulously judged, so perfectly sufficient to his musical needs, that he leaves the performer nowhere to hide. Horszowski gave another series of mozart concertos in 1976, when he was eightyfour years old. To say that the mozart sonatas are easy is like saying that one of the less technically challenging fugues from wtk is easy.
Jun, 2018 on the whole, i find ronald brautigam and robert levin to be the best. Mozart s piano sonatas date from 1773 until 1788 a period in which his style matured at a truly remarkable rate. The sonata is the first of only two mozart piano sonatas in a minor key the other being no. This unique interpreter possessed an ability to project not only beauty, drama, structure and the narrative of a work, but to explore all music in a way suggesting endless. Download torrent beethoven piano sonatas fast and easy. During the 19541955 season, he gave a memorable cycle of beethovens entire solo piano works in new york. I approached claudio arraus mozart cycle with some reluctance, given the pianists advanced age when most of the sonatas were recorded.
Each work by wolfgang amadeus mozart is individual. The sound engineering is not displeasing, although the violin is often recorded very close up, with the piano slightly in the background and with somewhat limited dynamics. Mozart, joseph szigeti, mieczyslaw horszowski, george. I wasnt particularly impressed by this set of mozart violin sonatas, featuring famed violinist joseph szigeti accompanied mostly by miecyslaw horszowski with a few sonatas where szigeti is paired with george szell, better known for his conducting. Mozart the complete piano sonatas by mitsuko uchida classicalmusic. The sonatas were recorded between 1983 and 1987 and reissued as part of the labels 1991 complete mozart edition. Tempo di menuetto joseph szigeti mieczyslaw horszowski studio recording, new york, 1955. Horszowskis father owned a piano store and his mother was a pupil of mikuli. I have listened to it while working at home as background and my son in particular has found it helps him greatly in the creation of fantastic sandwiches, particularly piano sonata no. Complete your mieczyslaw horszowski mozart chopin debussy beethoven collection. While horszowskis playing is tonally beautiful and always stylish, szell plays with a little more expression and greater clarity, if with less tonal allure.
I have 2 versions of the complete mozart piano sonatas, one by ronald brautigam, the other by maria joao pires her later dg cycle, but, as i said earlier, these works are not really my cup of tea. Reviewed in the united states on december 31, 2010. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. Mozart, wolfgang amadeus, mieczyslaw horszowski complete. His father owned a piano shop, and his mother was an amateur pianist. It was uchidas concert performances and these subsequent recordings of the mozart sonatas that catapulted her into the world class, where she has remained ever since. Piano sonatas, complete maria joao pires on allmusic 2005. Early in her international career, mitsuko uchida gained renown for playing mozart, garnering acclaim for her complete recorded cycles of the composers concertos and sonatas for the philips label. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and perform. Paul baduraskodas first set on modern instruments has been reissued by sony and is now available again. Complete piano sonatas klara wurtz by mozart, wolfgang amadeus on cd. The new york times placed it atop the years list of favorite classical recordings, calling it pure. Jun 25, 2009 joseph szigeti and mieczyslaw horszowski made a number of recordings together beginning in the 1940s, including a mozart cycle available from vanguard, the three brahms sonatas no. Pihsien long on the faculty of the cologne and freiburg conservatories where she.
Sky torrents mozart piano sonatas kv 280283 uchida. Bachs concerto in d minor, and schuberts six moment musicals and four impromptus. Unlike beethovens sonatas, these works are not central to their composers achievement. Naturally, ive collected many sets and recordings over the decades. Find mieczyslaw horszowski discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Polish pianist, mieczyslaw horszowski, performs the scherzo from schuberts piano sonata in b flat. Horszowski performed with the nbc symphony orchestra under toscanini, with whom he was friends, in 1943 and 1953. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. All of the sonatas differ to such a great extent that a pianist cannot approach any two pieces in the same manner. How would they compare with the marvelous allmozart recitals captured when arrau was at the top of his career e. Because the performer is so mercilessly exposed, and requires such rare sophistication of his interpreters, the truly firstclass mozart pianist is still a relatively rare bird, but the.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The whole album can be purchased online at qualiton imports ltd. Enthusiastically championed by artists like lily krauss, derided by others, most notoriously glenn gould, mozarts piano sonatas occupy a special position in his output. Mieczyslaw horszowski albums, pictures naxos classical music. Piano sonatas by mozart free listening on soundcloud. There is a lot of truth in arthur schnabels famous remark, the sonatas of mozart are unique.
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