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Mozart - Piano Sonatas K. 310, K. 331 "Alla Turca", K. 332, Fantasia In D Minor - Mitsuko Uchida / The Mozart Collection / Philips Audio CD / 00289 475 7055
UPC 028947570554
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works of virtually every genre of his time. Many of these compositions are acknowledged as pinnacles of the symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic, and choral repertoire. Mozart was among the greatest composers in the history of Western music, and his elder colleague Joseph Haydn wrote: "posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years".
Born in Salzburg, in the Holy Roman Empire, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty, embarking on a grand tour and then three trips to Italy. At 17, Mozart was engaged as a musician at the Salzburg court but grew restless and travelled in search of a better position.
While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He chose to stay in Vienna, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years in Vienna, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas, and portions of the Requiem, which was largely unfinished at the time of his early death at the age of 35. The circumstances of his death are largely uncertain, and have thus been much mythologized.
Tracklist:
Piano Sonata No. 11 In A Major, K. 331 (330i) "Alla Turca" |
1 | I. Tema: Andante Grazioso — Var. I-Vi |
13:50 |
2 | II. Menuetto — Trio |
6:37 |
3 | III. Alla Turca: Allegretto | 3:32 | |
Piano Sonata No. 12 In F Major, K. 332 (300k) |
4 | I. Allegro |
6:57 |
5 | II. Adagio |
5:01 |
6 | III. Allegro Assai | 6:36 | |
7 | Fantasia For Piano In D Minor, K. 397 (385g) |
7:17 | |
Piano Sonata No. 8 In A Minor, K. 310 (300d) |
8 | I. Allegro Maestoso |
8:06 |
9 | II. Andante Cantabile Con Espressione |
10:45 |
10 | III. Presto |
2:48 |
- Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Piano – Mitsuko Uchida
- Producer – Erik Smith