Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 'Facile'

Beautiful performances of Mozart’s late piano sonatas by the world renowned Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires. The recordings originally appeared on the Denon label in the 1970s and are now available from Regis at super-budget price.

'Pires has always been something of a Mozart specialist, and her playing is tasteful and cleanly articulated, the lyrical melodies sensitively shaped, the passage work fluent and even. Nothing she does is ever harsh or graceless.' Gramophone

On this recording Siegbert Rampe once again demonstrates his whole vast mastery on various historical instruments. Here he employs two harpsichords, incuding an original by Burkat Shudi from 1771, a fortepiano and two clavichords.

A collection of four of the most popular of Mozart's sonatas, including the Alla Turca with its famous Rondo finale and the C major, KV545, sometimes called 'for beginners' and certainly played by many of them. Haebler delivers suitably eloquent performances.

This recording of Mozart's Piano Sonatas was the esteemed pianist Andreas Haefliger's first for Avie. Hailing from one of Europe’s musically elite families, Haefliger’s music background has firmly steeped him in the Austro-Germanic tradition. His intellectual interpretations of the music of Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann have been noted for his acute sensitivity and breathtaking technical precision.