Mozart piano sonatas the classical music guide forums. Mieczyslaw horszowski albums, pictures naxos classical music. Mieczyslaw horszowski pronounced myehchihswahf horshoffskee was born on june 23, 1892, in lvov, poland now in ukraine. 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. Shop claudio arrau plays mozart complete piano sonatas. Brahms mozart reginald kell with the zimbler sinfonietta, frank miller 3, mieczyslaw horszowski concerto in a major, k. 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. The piano sonatas by andras schiff on amazon music. Download torrent beethoven piano sonatas fast and easy. His father owned a piano shop, and his mother was an amateur pianist. The socalled mozart piano differed from chopins pianos which in turn differed from our 1961 pianos. Mieczyslaw horszowski june 23, 1892 may 22, 1993 was a polishamerican pianist who. 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 mozart piano sonatas welcome to talk classical a community covering every aspect of classical music.
Although most of mozarts piano sonatas were intended for his own use in performance, some were in fact written for pedagogical purposes. Naturally, ive collected many sets and recordings over the decades. Mozart s piano sonatas date from 1773 until 1788 a period in which his style matured at a truly remarkable rate. Mozart, joseph szigeti, mieczyslaw horszowski, george. Paul baduraskodas first set on modern instruments has been reissued by sony and is now available again. Theyre so masterful that i think they tend to get underrated. The fifteen sonatas for violin and piano, vol ii label. Chamber music, romanticism, western classical music. Piano sonatas by mozart free listening on soundcloud. 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.
Mieczyslaw horszowski listen to mieczyslaw horszowski on deezer. Complete piano sonatas by wolfgang amadeus mozart on. 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. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. Horszowski gave another series of mozart concertos in 1976, when he was eightyfour years old. The piano quartets mieczyslaw horszowski and members of the budapest string quartet. The earliest sonatas are very much in the galant style of w.
Complete piano sonatas, an album by wolfgang amadeus mozart, faz. The new york times placed it atop the years list of favorite classical recordings, calling it pure. Reviewed in the united states on december 31, 2010. Unlike beethovens sonatas, these works are not central to their composers achievement. Complete your mieczyslaw horszowski mozart chopin debussy beethoven collection.
List of sonatas by wolfgang amadeus mozart wikipedia. 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. 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. Her mozart concerto recordings with jeffrey tate and the english chamber orchestra confirmed her as one of the finest, most discriminating and accomplished mozartians around. 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. Two of the sonatas feature george szell, the rest are with horszowski. 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. Whose is the best interpretation of mozarts piano sonatas. The complete piano sonatas of w a mozart 19 interpreted by s d rodrian by mr. I approached claudio arraus mozart cycle with some reluctance, given the pianists advanced age when most of the sonatas were recorded. Letters and postcards of janina roza horszowski includes book dynamic. Feb 05, 2017 wolfgang amadeus mozart 17561791 piano concerto no.
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. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and perform. 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. How would they compare with the marvelous allmozart recitals captured when arrau was at the top of his career e. Apr 04, 2018 mozarts piano sonatas date from 1773 until 1788 a period in which his style matured at a truly remarkable rate. 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.
In 1960 he did the same for mozart s piano sonatas. Mozarts piano writing is so economical, so meticulously judged, so perfectly sufficient to his musical needs, that he leaves the performer nowhere to hide. The whole album can be purchased online at qualiton imports ltd. The recordings are monaural, probably from the early 1950s. For the 2 piano sonata i like the recording by ashkenazy and frager. Wolfgang amadeus mozart, joseph szigeti, mieczyslaw horszowski, george szell mozart. Sky torrents mozart piano sonatas kv 280283 uchida. Mieczyslaw horszowski listen on deezer music streaming. Mozart s piano sonatas are among my favorite solo piano works. The piano sonatas andras schiff by mozart, wolfgang amadeus on cd.
During the 19541955 season, he gave a memorable cycle of beethovens entire solo piano works in new york. Mozart, wolfgang amadeus, mieczyslaw horszowski complete. Mozart, joseph szigeti, mieczyslaw horszowski, george szell. Mozart the complete piano sonatas by mitsuko uchida classicalmusic. While horszowskis playing is tonally beautiful and always stylish, szell plays with a little more expression and greater clarity, if with less tonal allure. Complete piano sonatas klara wurtz by mozart, wolfgang amadeus on cd. Mozart the complete piano sonatas by mitsuko uchida youtube.
Horszowski plays mozart piano concerto in e flat major, k. Music profile for mieczyslaw horszowski, born 23 june 1892. Horszowskis mastery of mozarts style was innate and remains unsurpassed. 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. To say that the mozart sonatas are easy is like saying that one of the less technically challenging fugues from wtk is easy. The sonata is the first of only two mozart piano sonatas in a minor key the other being no.
Pihsien long on the faculty of the cologne and freiburg conservatories where she. Alone among mozarts six piano sonatas of 17745, the sonata in e flat major, k282, opens with an adagio rather than the usual allegro. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Mieczyslaw horszowski albums, pictures naxos classical. Enthusiastically championed by artists like lily krauss, derided by others, most notoriously glenn gould, mozarts piano sonatas occupy a special position in his output. 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. Each work by wolfgang amadeus mozart is individual. Horszowski performed with the nbc symphony orchestra under toscanini, with whom he was friends, in 1943 and 1953. 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. Tempo di menuetto joseph szigeti mieczyslaw horszowski studio recording, new york, 1955.
And yet, i find old man mieczyslaw horszowskis mozart a revelation. The piano sonatas performed by mitsuko uchida has been in my collection for a number of years now. 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. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Bachs concerto in d minor, and schuberts six moment musicals and four impromptus. There is a lot of truth in arthur schnabels famous remark, the sonatas of mozart are unique. Jun, 2018 on the whole, i find ronald brautigam and robert levin to be the best. 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. Piano sonatas, complete maria joao pires on allmusic 2005. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ii for ninety years, listeners and musicians were offered a rare musical experience in hearing the art of horszowski. 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. All of the sonatas differ to such a great extent that a pianist cannot approach any two pieces in the same manner.
We have 298 concerto mozart music torrents for you. The piano 2 hours and 01 minutes movie 1994 it is the midnineteenth century. Horszowskis father owned a piano store and his mother was a pupil of mikuli. The sonatas were recorded between 1983 and 1987 and reissued as part of the labels 1991 complete mozart edition. It was composed in the summer of 1778 around the time of his mothers death, one of the most tragic times of his life. Polish pianist, mieczyslaw horszowski, performs the scherzo from schuberts piano sonata in b flat.
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. Other works performed by horszowski include mozart s piano concerto no. By following the score with his performances one will notice the way. Find mieczyslaw horszowski discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
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. While all the performances on this set are good, the two sonatas with szell really come alive in a quite special way. Mozart the piano quartets mieczyslaw horszowski and members of the. Complete mozart piano sonatas page 2 talk classical. His very diverse and extensive repertoire also embraced such composers as honegger, d indy, martinu.
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