Mozart: Piano Sonatas Nos. 11, 17 & 18

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For all the beauty of the playing, there are times, perhaps, when Pressler can seem over-poetic...But this lavishly produced recording, the first in a promised series of the complete Mozart sonatas,... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 6th Apr 2015
Catalogue No: LDV19
Label: La Dolce Volta
Length: 61 minutes

Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331 'Alla Turca'

Work length25:57

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I. Theme and Variations - Andante grazioso

Track length15:11

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II. Menuetto

Track length6:57

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III. Alla Turca - Allegretto

Track length3:49

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Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 17 in B flat major, K570

Work length18:52

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I. Allegro

Track length6:41

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II. Adagio

Track length8:12

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III. Allegretto

Track length3:59

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Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K576 'Hunt'

Work length16:41

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I. Allegro

Track length5:39

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II. Adagio

Track length6:13

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III. Allegretto

Track length4:49

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This is the pianist Menahem Pressler’s second disc for La Dolce Volta, recorded at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris in September 2014. Here we meet a Mozart bathed in total serenity, as if freed from all earthly contingencies and tensions, gently singing of his state of grace, with a wonderfully tender touch. An interpretation deeply moving in its very simplicity, its sheer tranquil poetry, brimming with love and affection. Here is a miraculous disc by a humble servant of music at the peak of his inspiration.

Menahem Pressler, founding member and pianist of the Beaux Arts Trio, has established himself among the world’s most distinguished and honored musicians, with a career that spans almost six decades. Now, at 91 years old, he continues to captivate audiences throughout the world as performer and pedagogue, performing solo and chamber music recitals to great critical acclaim while maintaining a dedicated and robust teaching career.

"It’s a genuine mission to fulfil the task of recording the complete Mozart sonatas. A mission that constantly has me asking questions of myself, and which sometimes has me feeling quite dizzy: can I do it? Am I right to? And yet I feel a literal attraction for these sonatas. They’re an unending source of wonder to me. It’s a joy to record them, and even an inner necessity."

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June 2015

For all the beauty of the playing, there are times, perhaps, when Pressler can seem over-poetic...But this lavishly produced recording, the first in a promised series of the complete Mozart sonatas, is one to be treasured.

July 2015

This thrusting and exploratory leader of the Beaux Arts Trio...probably has - at 92 - an intellectual and emoptional grasp of music second to none. Indomitable indeed he is, but the dynamism and razor-edge security of yore have lost their shine.

Classical Music May 2015

With an enviable tone and command, the 90-year-old Pressler is as inspired an artist as ever. This latest solo recording celebrates an ineffable love of Mozart: every line is cherished, lovingly phrased at relaxed tempi that allow the music to breathe…Superb recording.

Mozart: Piano Sonatas Nos. 11, 17 & 18

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