Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Piano Sonatas Robert Levin

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), Robert Levin (b. 1947): Sonata Movement in C Major, K. 42:
• 1 Mozart, Levin: Sonata Movement in C Major, K. 42: Sonata Movement in C Major, K. 42 (Compl. Levin) 03:53
• Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279:
• 2 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279: I. Allegro 06:38
• 3 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279: II. Andante 06:35
• 4 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279: III. Allegro 04:46
• Piano Sonata No. 2 In F Major, K. 280:
• 5 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 2 In F Major, K. 280: I. Allegro assai 06:45
• 6 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 2 In F Major, K. 280: II. Adagio 06:58
• 7 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 2 In F Major, K. 280: III. Presto 04:33
• Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Flat Major, K. 281:
• 8 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Flat Major, K. 281: I. Allegro 06:29
• 9 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Flat Major, K. 281: II. Andante amoroso 06:02
• 10 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Flat Major, K. 281: III. Rondeau. Allegro 04:45
• 11 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E Flat Major, K. 282: I. Adagio 06:10
• 12 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E Flat Major, K. 282: II. Menuetto I-II 04:48
• 13 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E Flat Major, K. 282: III. Allegro 03:21
• Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283:
• 14 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283: I. Allegro 05:49
• 15 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283: II. Andante 07:35
• 16 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283: III. Presto 06:02
• Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284 "Dürnitz":
• 17 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284 "Dürnitz": I. Allegro 07:12
• 18 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284 "Dürnitz": II. Rondeau en Polonaise. Andante 05:00
• 19 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284 "Dürnitz": III. Tema con variazione 15:13
• Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309:
• 20 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: I. Allegro con spirito 08:44
• 21 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: II. Andante un poco adagio 04:58
• 22 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: III. Rondeau. Allegretto grazioso 06:25
• Piano Sonata No. 8 in D Major, K. 311:
• 23 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in D Major, K. 311: I. Allegro con spirito 06:30
• 24 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in D Major, K. 311: II. Andante con espressione 04:54
• 25 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in D Major, K. 311: III. Rondeau. Allegro 06:13
• Piano Sonata No. 9 in A Minor, K. 310:
• 26 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 9 in A Minor, K. 310: I. Allegro maestoso 07:50
• 27 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 9 in A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile con espressione 07:31
• 28 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 9 in A Minor, K. 310: III. Presto 03:00
• Sonata Movement in B Flat Major, K. 400:
• 29 Mozart, Levin: Sonata Movement in B Flat Major, K. 400: Sonata Movement in B Flat Major, K. 400 (Compl. Levin) 09:55
• Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330:
• 30 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: I. Allegro moderato 09:17
• 31 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: II. Andante cantabile 05:31
• 32 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: III. Allegretto 08:43
• Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331:
• 33 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: I. Tema con variazioni. Andante grazioso 12:26
• 34 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: II. Menuetto 07:12
• 35 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla Turca. Allegretto 03:19
• Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332:
• 36 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: I. Allegro 09:23
• 37 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: II. Adagio 03:54
• 38 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: III. Allegro assai 10:38
• Piano Sonata No. 13 in B Flat Major, K. 333:
• 39 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 13 in B Flat Major, K. 333: I. Allegro 10:31
• 40 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 13 in B Flat Major, K. 333: II. Andante cantabile 10:52
• 41 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333: III. Allegretto grazioso 06:22
• Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475:
• 42 Mozart: Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475 10:59
• Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457:
• 43 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: I. Molto allegro 08:17
• 44 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: II. Adagio 06:27
• 45 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: III. Allegro assai 05:26
• Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533/494:
• 46 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533/494: I. Allegro 10:31
• 47 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533/494: II. Andante 11:30
• 48 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533/494: III. Rondo. Allegretto 06:16
• Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile":
• 49 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": I. Allegro 04:35
• 50 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": II. Andante 04:25
• 51 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": III. Rondo. Allegretto 02:04
• Piano Sonata No. 17 in B Flat Major, K. 570:
• 52 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 17 in B Flat Major, K. 570: I. Allegro 05:51
• 53 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 17 in B Flat Major, K. 570: II. Adagio 07:37
• 54 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 17 in B Flat Major, K. 570: III. Allegretto 03:44
• Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576:
• 55 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576: I. Allegro 04:59
• 56 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576: II. Adagio 04:28
• 57 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576: III. Allegretto 04:13
• Sonata Movement in G Minor, K. 312:
• 58 Mozart, Levin: Sonata Movement in G Minor, K. 312: Sonata Movement in G Minor, K. 312 (Compl. Levin) 05:07
• Total Runtime 06:29:11

Info for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Piano Sonatas

Die erste komplette Einspielung von W.A. Mozarts Klaviersonaten auf dessen eigenem Hammerklavier (Anton Walter, 1782). Diese sorgfältig aufbereitete 7-Album-Set beinhaltet außerdem Fragment-gebliebene Kompositionen des Meister-Komponisten, die vom Pianisten und Mozart-Experten Robert Levin selbst im Stil der Wiener Klassik vervollständigt wurden. Auch Levins Interpretationen der Klaviersonaten bauen auf den Aufführungspraktiken der Zeit Mozarts auf – dazu gehören u.a. improvisatorische Elemente und Ornamentik in den Wiederholungen. Ein über 100-Seiten langes Booklet begleitet die Aufnahmen und umfasst einen ausführlichen Text zu den Sonaten, vom Mozarteum-Leiter und Mozart-Fachmann Ulrich Leisinger geschrieben, sowie einen Kommentar des Interpreten selbst, Abbildungen von Handschriften und vieles mehr.Die erste komplette Einspielung von W.A. Mozarts Klaviersonaten auf dessen eigenem Hammerklavier (Anton Walter, 1782).

Dieses sorgfältig aufbereitete 7-Album-Set beinhaltet außerdem Fragment-gebliebene Kompositionen des Meister-Komponisten, die vom Pianisten und Mozart-Experten Robert Levin selbst im Stil der Wiener Klassik vervollständigt wurden. Auch Levins Interpretationen der Klaviersonaten bauen auf den Aufführungspraktiken der Zeit Mozarts auf – dazu gehören u.a. improvisatorische Elemente und Ornamentik in den Wiederholungen. Ein über 100-Seiten langes Booklet begleitet die Aufnahmen und umfasst einen ausführlichen Text zu den Sonaten, vom Mozarteum-Leiter und Mozart-Fachmann Ulrich Leisinger geschrieben, sowie einen Kommentar des Interpreten selbst, Abbildungen von Handschriften und vieles mehr.

Robert Levin, Klavier

Robert Levin
Pianist and Conductor Robert Levin has performed throughout the United States, Europe, Australia and Asia. His solo engagements include the orchestras of Atlanta, Berlin, Birmingham, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Los Angeles, Montreal, Utah and Vienna on the Steinway with such conductors as Semyon Bychkov, James Conlon, Bernard Haitink, Sir Neville Marriner, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Simon Rattle and Esa-Pekka Salonen. On period pianos he has appeared with the Academy of Ancient Music, English Baroque Soloists, Handel & Haydn Society, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, with Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Christopher Hogwood, Sir Charles Mackerras, Nicholas McGegan, and Sir Roger Norrington.

Renowned for his improvised embellishments and cadenzas in Classical period repertoire, Robert Levin has made recordings for DG Archiv, CRI, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, ECM, New York Philomusica, Nonesuch, Philips and SONY Classical. These include a Mozart concerto cycle for Decca; a Beethoven concerto cycle for DG Archiv (including the world premiere recording of Beethoven’s arrangement of the Fourth Concerto for piano and string quintet); and the complete Bach harpsichord concertos with Helmuth Rilling, as well as the six English Suites (on piano) and both books of the Well-Tempered Clavier (on five keyboard instruments) as part of Hänssler’s 172-CD Edition Bachakademie. ECM will be releasing his traversal of the Mozart piano sonatas on Mozart’s piano. He is a regular partner of cellist Steven Isserlis, with whom he recorded the complete piano and cello music of Beethoven, and pianist Ya-Fei Chuang, with whom he appears in recital and with orchestra. Earlier this year he toured Europe and the United States with violinist Hilary Hahn.

A passionate advocate of new music, Robert Levin has commissioned and premiered a large number of works. He has recorded the complete piano music of Dutilleux for ECM and joined pianist Ursula Oppens in a CD of Bernard Rands’ piano music for Bridge. A renowned chamber musician, his completions of Mozart fragments are published by Bärenreiter, Breitkopf & Härtel, Carus, Peters, and Wiener Urtext Edition, and recorded and performed throughout the world.

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