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Cooper and Podger provide some spirited playing… with repeats imaginatively decorated, and they are admirably expressive in the slow movements. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 12th Jun 2006
Catalogue No: CCSSA23606
Label: Channel
Series: Podger and Cooper Mozart
Length: 78 minutes

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Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 32 in B flat major, K454

Work length22:01

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Gary Cooper, Rachel Podger

Ia. Largo

Track length1:46

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Ib. Allegro

Track length5:43

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II. Andante

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III. Allegretto

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Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 13 in C Major, K. 28

Work length6:01

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Gary Cooper, Rachel Podger

I. Allegro maestoso

Track length3:52

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II. Allegro grazioso

Track length2:09

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Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 29 in A Major, K. 402 / 385e

Work length11:31

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Gary Cooper, Rachel Podger

I. Andante, ma un poco adagio

Track length7:43

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II. Allegro moderato

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Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 31 in C Major, K. 404 / 385d

Work length3:46

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Gary Cooper, Rachel Podger

I. Andante

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II. Allegretto

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Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, K. 8

Work length12:21

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Gary Cooper, Rachel Podger

I. Allegro

Track length4:52

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II. Andante grazioso

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III. Menuets I & II

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Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 28 in E-Flat Major, K. 380 / 374f

Work length22:25

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Gary Cooper, Rachel Podger

I. Allegro

Track length6:36

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II. Andante con moto

Track length11:23

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III. Rondeau. Allegro

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August 2006

Cooper and Podger provide some spirited playing… with repeats imaginatively decorated, and they are admirably expressive in the slow movements.

2010

The brief K8 Sonata is one of three that the eight-year-old Mozart played for Louis XV with his father on the harpsichord. No great statement in comparison with one of the masterpieces here, say K454, but amazingly original given Mozart's tender age, with a bright, strutting minuet-finale that Gary Cooper and Rachel Podger throw off with winning mock-insouciance.
All the accolades heaped upon these two are fully justified: the playfulness, the teamwork, the unanimity of gesture and appreciation of musical line, especially from Podger. Cooper's poetic responses are nicely displayed at the start of K380's Andante con moto: the way he manipulates the instrument's potential for shifting colours, bold and resonant to start, then at the theme's return with a more muted sound.
Podger sails an expressively curved top line, largely (though not exclusively) without vibrato.
There's real sparkle to the opening Allegro of K28, composed in The Hague by the quickly developing 10-year-old, JC Bach by now a discernible influence.
The first movement of K402 recalls DonGiovanni's Minuet (it was written during roughly the same period) while K404, though thematically memorable, barely makes the four-minute mark. K454 is the masterpiece, the most substantial work and the most Romantic in style.
Podger and Cooper employ their period-performance manners to pleasing effect, especially in the serene Andante and the keenly accented Allegretto.
Full marks for these fresh, thoroughly accomplished and well-recorded performances.

September 2006

All the accolades heaped upon these two are justified: the playfulness, the teamwork, the unanimity of gesture and appreciation of musical line… K454 is the masterpiece, the most substantial work and the most Romantic in style. Podger and Cooper employ their period-performance manners to pleasing effect, especially in the serene Andante and the keenly accented Allegretto.

Forget recent competition in these violin and keyboard sonatas: the honours go to Rachel Podger and Gary Cooper’s series on period instruments. Gut strings and the fortepiano’s dry attack encourage playing with character and snap; but the ultimate delight is the absorption and flair of Podger and Cooper. The music ranges from a kid’s trinkets to the big sweep of K454.

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