Malcolm Bilson - Mozart: Piano Sonatas (Complete) (2014)
BAND/ARTIST: Malcolm Bilson
- Title: Mozart: Piano Sonatas (Complete)
- Year Of Release: 2014
- Label: Hungaroton
- Genre: Classical Piano
- Quality: flac lossless
- Total Time: 06:04:25
- Total Size: 1.36 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, K. 311: I. Allegro con spirito
02. Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, K. 311: II. Andante con espressione
03. Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, K. 311: III. Rondeau. Allegro
04. Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283: I. Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283: II. Andante
06. Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283: III. Presto
07. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, K. 281: I. Allegro
08. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, K. 281: II. Andante amoroso
09. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, K. 281: III. Rondeau. Allegro
CD2
01. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: I. Theme and variations: Andante grazioso
02. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: II. Menuetto
03. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla Turca: Allegretto
04. Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major, K. 280: I. Allegro assai
05. Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major, K. 280: II. Adagio
06. Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major, K. 280: III. Presto
07. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: I. Allegro moderato
08. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: II. Andante cantabile
09. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: III. Allegretto
CD3
01. Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284: I. Allegro
02. Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284: II. Rondeau en Polonaise. Andante
03. Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284: III. Theme with 12 variations
04. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: I. Allegro maestoso
05. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile con espressione
06. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: III. Presto
07. Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: I. Allegro
08. Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: II. Adagio
09. Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: III. Allegro assai
CD4
01. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: I. Allegro
02. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: II. Adagio
03. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: III. Allegretto
04. Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576: I. Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576: II. Adagio
06. Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576: III. Allegretto
07. Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333 "Linz": I. Allegro
08. Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333 "Linz": II. Andante cantabile
09. Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333 "Linz": III. Allegretto grazioso
CD5
01. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279: I. Allegro
02. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279: II. Andante
03. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279: III. Allegro
04. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282: I. Adagio
05. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282: II. Menuetto I-Menuetto II
06. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282: III. Allegro
07. Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: I. Allegro con spirito
08. Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: II. Andante un poco adagio
09. Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: III. Rondeau. Allegretto grazioso
CD6
01. Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475
02. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: I. Molto allegro
03. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: II. Adagio
04. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: III. Allegro assai
05. Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533: I. Allegro
06. Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533: II. Andante
07. Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533: III. Rondo. Allegretto
08. Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": I. Allegro
09. Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": II. Andante
10. Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": III. Rondo. Allegretto
Recorded between 1988 and 1990, Malcolm Bilson's performances of Mozart's piano sonatas come from the heroic age of historically informed performance practice. Those were the years following the earlier age of discovery, the age when the music of Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel was reclaimed by flat necked violinists, wooden bodied flutists, and pluck stringed harpsichordists, the brave new age when the music of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven was reclaimed by catgut string players, cowhide timpanists, and fortepianist keyboard players. Leader of the British scholars-turned-fortepianists, Bilson was determined to re-take Mozart's keyboard works from the legions of modern piano players. He aimed to accomplish this with a two-pronged attack: a complete set of all the piano concertos for Archiv and a complete set of all the piano sonatas for Hungaroton. Of the two sets, the concertos enjoyed the greater success at the time, but it was the sonatas that ultimately proved in the long run to be more persuasive. Alone without an orchestra, Bilson's bright tone, brilliant technique, and poised interpretations revealed beauties and profundities in the works that had hitherto been lost in the mass and weight of the modern concert grand. While modern players continued to record the sonatas, it was Bilson's heroic efforts that made the works safe once again for fortepianists.
The years 1988 through 1990 were also the heroic age of digital recording, the years following the age of experimentation when the then-new recording technology was rapidly overtaking the old technology and vast sums of money were being spent re-recording the standard repertoire. Among the biggest beneficiaries of the new technology were companies like Hungaroton, which had heretofore been plagued by inferior vinyl pressings. Not only did it now have clean sound, but it also had the silent surfaces of CDs in which to preserve the sound. Thus, Bilson's performances were not only faithfully reproduced, they were protected from the indignities that vinyl was heir to.
CD1
01. Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, K. 311: I. Allegro con spirito
02. Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, K. 311: II. Andante con espressione
03. Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, K. 311: III. Rondeau. Allegro
04. Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283: I. Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283: II. Andante
06. Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283: III. Presto
07. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, K. 281: I. Allegro
08. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, K. 281: II. Andante amoroso
09. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, K. 281: III. Rondeau. Allegro
CD2
01. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: I. Theme and variations: Andante grazioso
02. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: II. Menuetto
03. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla Turca: Allegretto
04. Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major, K. 280: I. Allegro assai
05. Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major, K. 280: II. Adagio
06. Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major, K. 280: III. Presto
07. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: I. Allegro moderato
08. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: II. Andante cantabile
09. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: III. Allegretto
CD3
01. Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284: I. Allegro
02. Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284: II. Rondeau en Polonaise. Andante
03. Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284: III. Theme with 12 variations
04. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: I. Allegro maestoso
05. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile con espressione
06. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: III. Presto
07. Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: I. Allegro
08. Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: II. Adagio
09. Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: III. Allegro assai
CD4
01. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: I. Allegro
02. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: II. Adagio
03. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: III. Allegretto
04. Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576: I. Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576: II. Adagio
06. Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576: III. Allegretto
07. Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333 "Linz": I. Allegro
08. Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333 "Linz": II. Andante cantabile
09. Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333 "Linz": III. Allegretto grazioso
CD5
01. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279: I. Allegro
02. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279: II. Andante
03. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279: III. Allegro
04. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282: I. Adagio
05. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282: II. Menuetto I-Menuetto II
06. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282: III. Allegro
07. Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: I. Allegro con spirito
08. Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: II. Andante un poco adagio
09. Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: III. Rondeau. Allegretto grazioso
CD6
01. Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475
02. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: I. Molto allegro
03. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: II. Adagio
04. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: III. Allegro assai
05. Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533: I. Allegro
06. Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533: II. Andante
07. Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533: III. Rondo. Allegretto
08. Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": I. Allegro
09. Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": II. Andante
10. Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": III. Rondo. Allegretto
Recorded between 1988 and 1990, Malcolm Bilson's performances of Mozart's piano sonatas come from the heroic age of historically informed performance practice. Those were the years following the earlier age of discovery, the age when the music of Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel was reclaimed by flat necked violinists, wooden bodied flutists, and pluck stringed harpsichordists, the brave new age when the music of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven was reclaimed by catgut string players, cowhide timpanists, and fortepianist keyboard players. Leader of the British scholars-turned-fortepianists, Bilson was determined to re-take Mozart's keyboard works from the legions of modern piano players. He aimed to accomplish this with a two-pronged attack: a complete set of all the piano concertos for Archiv and a complete set of all the piano sonatas for Hungaroton. Of the two sets, the concertos enjoyed the greater success at the time, but it was the sonatas that ultimately proved in the long run to be more persuasive. Alone without an orchestra, Bilson's bright tone, brilliant technique, and poised interpretations revealed beauties and profundities in the works that had hitherto been lost in the mass and weight of the modern concert grand. While modern players continued to record the sonatas, it was Bilson's heroic efforts that made the works safe once again for fortepianists.
The years 1988 through 1990 were also the heroic age of digital recording, the years following the age of experimentation when the then-new recording technology was rapidly overtaking the old technology and vast sums of money were being spent re-recording the standard repertoire. Among the biggest beneficiaries of the new technology were companies like Hungaroton, which had heretofore been plagued by inferior vinyl pressings. Not only did it now have clean sound, but it also had the silent surfaces of CDs in which to preserve the sound. Thus, Bilson's performances were not only faithfully reproduced, they were protected from the indignities that vinyl was heir to.
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