Walter Klien - Mozart: Complete Variations And Other Works For Solo Piano [3CD] (2006)
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BAND/ARTIST: Walter Klien
- Title: Mozart: Complete Variations And Other Works For Solo Piano
- Year Of Release: 2006
- Label: Musical Concepts
- Genre: Classical Piano
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 03:58:41
- Total Size: 916 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. 8 Variations On a Dutch Song by Christian Ernst Graaf, K. Anhang 208
02. 6 Variations On Salve Tu, Domine, K. 398 (416e)
03. 7 Variations On Willem Van Nassau, K. 25
04. 12 Variations On a Minuet by Johann Christian Fischer, K. 179
05. 12 Variations On Je Suis Lindo, K. 354 (299a)
06. 6 Variations On Mio Caro Adone by Salieri, K. 180 (173c)
07. 6 Pieces from 'Londoner Skizzenbuch': Rondeau - Andantino - Contredanse I & II. - Andante - Finale Klaviersuite in C Major, K. 399
08. Overture
09. Allemande
10. Courante
11. Eine Kleine Gigue in G Major, K. 574
12. Capriccio in C Major, K. 395
13. Minuet in D Major, K. 355 (576b)
14. 6 Variations On an Allegretto, K. 54 (Anhang 138)
15. Andante Fur Eine Walze in Eine Kleine Orgel, K. 616
CD2
01. Rondo in D Major, K. 485
02. 10 Variations On Unser Dummer Pobel Meint, K. 455
03. 12 Variations On an Allegretto, K. 500
04. Sonata Movement in B Flat Major, K. 400
05. Fugue in G Minor, K. 401
06. 12 Variations On Ah Vous Dirai-je, Maman, K. 265 (300e)
07. 12 Variations On la Belle Francoise, K. 353
08. Fantasy in C Minor, K. 396
09. Kleiner Trauermarsch in C Minor, K. 453a
10. Fantasy and Fugue in C Major, K. 394
11. 9 Variations On Dezede's Arietta Lison Dormait, K. 264
CD3
01. Fantasy in D Minor, K. 397 (385g)
02. Rondo in A Minor, K. 511
03. Adagio in B Minor, K. 540
04. Allegro of a Sonata in G Minor, K. 312
05. 9 Variations On a Minuet by Duport, K. 573
06. Allegro and Rondo (Allegretto) in F Major, Anhang 135
07. 8 Variations On Come Un'agnello, K. 460 (454a)
08. 8 Variations On Ein Weib Ist Das Herlichste Ding, K. 613
09. Sonata Movement & Minuet in B Flat Major, K. Anhang 136
10. 8 Variations On a March from Gretry's Les Mariages Samnites, K. 352
Mozart: Complete Variations and Other Works for Solo Piano featuring the great Viennese pianist Walter Klien is a three-CD Musical Concepts reissue of a coveted pair of VoxBox LP sets that originally appeared in 1967. The rather colorlessly named Musical Concepts imprint seems in some way related to Vox, and this set is listed on Vox's website, though it bears no logos or markings familiar from the august New York-based cheapie. Several claims are made about the set that do not hold up to AMG's all-penetrating scrutiny. It's in the title that the Complete Variation (sets) for piano are represented here, but we seem to be missing the Andantino in E flat major, K. 236, which is a variation set in every way, excepting in its title. One cannot go back to the 1960s and persuade Klien to add that one. However, Mozart: Complete Variations and Other Works for Solo Piano isn't quite "complete" in comparison to the original LP sets, as Musical Concepts decided to leave off K. 1-5 and 9a, tiny pieces from the very beginning of Mozart's career, any one of which would have taken these discs over the 80-minute limit. Another claim, which does not pass muster, is that "these recordings are presented here on CD for the first time." Roughly half of them have so appeared, some on a very early Vox Turnabout CD from about 1984 and several as filler on a late VoxBox set, Walter Klien Plays Mozart, padding out three of his best-known Mozart concerto recordings.
Nonetheless, however vacuous of thought the packaging or programming might appear, there are many reasons why this particular set remains quite desirable. Walter Klien is particularly outstanding in stuff like this; for him, no Mozart was without consequence, and he approached every note of this music with care and inclined toward a lucid, yet relaxed and no-nonsense approach. Klien is in his absolute best when there's a challenge afoot, as in the Eine kleine gigue in G, K. 574, or the fragmentary Klaviersuite in G, K. 399, from the "Bach year" of 1782. But even in relatively unchallenging works, such as a handful featured here with "K." numbers lower than 100 and therefore composed before 1771 (when Mozart turned 15), Klien imbues them with a sense of dignity and occasion, even if the music is not particularly distinguished. These recordings were made at various times between 1964 and 1967, and when a piano or microphone setup changes between tracks, you notice, but over time, you get used to it. Obviously Mozart: Complete Variations and Other Works for Solo Piano would make a very nice gift, even for a listener with a non-expert appreciation of Mozart, but the front cover is even more Spartan looking than the norm for Vox, consisting of a flower that could've been taken from shareware computer clip art. However, once the CD goes into the changer, any offense the present may have made through its cheapness in appearance should melt away once Klien's magisterial art is made manifest in one's speakers.
CD1
01. 8 Variations On a Dutch Song by Christian Ernst Graaf, K. Anhang 208
02. 6 Variations On Salve Tu, Domine, K. 398 (416e)
03. 7 Variations On Willem Van Nassau, K. 25
04. 12 Variations On a Minuet by Johann Christian Fischer, K. 179
05. 12 Variations On Je Suis Lindo, K. 354 (299a)
06. 6 Variations On Mio Caro Adone by Salieri, K. 180 (173c)
07. 6 Pieces from 'Londoner Skizzenbuch': Rondeau - Andantino - Contredanse I & II. - Andante - Finale Klaviersuite in C Major, K. 399
08. Overture
09. Allemande
10. Courante
11. Eine Kleine Gigue in G Major, K. 574
12. Capriccio in C Major, K. 395
13. Minuet in D Major, K. 355 (576b)
14. 6 Variations On an Allegretto, K. 54 (Anhang 138)
15. Andante Fur Eine Walze in Eine Kleine Orgel, K. 616
CD2
01. Rondo in D Major, K. 485
02. 10 Variations On Unser Dummer Pobel Meint, K. 455
03. 12 Variations On an Allegretto, K. 500
04. Sonata Movement in B Flat Major, K. 400
05. Fugue in G Minor, K. 401
06. 12 Variations On Ah Vous Dirai-je, Maman, K. 265 (300e)
07. 12 Variations On la Belle Francoise, K. 353
08. Fantasy in C Minor, K. 396
09. Kleiner Trauermarsch in C Minor, K. 453a
10. Fantasy and Fugue in C Major, K. 394
11. 9 Variations On Dezede's Arietta Lison Dormait, K. 264
CD3
01. Fantasy in D Minor, K. 397 (385g)
02. Rondo in A Minor, K. 511
03. Adagio in B Minor, K. 540
04. Allegro of a Sonata in G Minor, K. 312
05. 9 Variations On a Minuet by Duport, K. 573
06. Allegro and Rondo (Allegretto) in F Major, Anhang 135
07. 8 Variations On Come Un'agnello, K. 460 (454a)
08. 8 Variations On Ein Weib Ist Das Herlichste Ding, K. 613
09. Sonata Movement & Minuet in B Flat Major, K. Anhang 136
10. 8 Variations On a March from Gretry's Les Mariages Samnites, K. 352
Mozart: Complete Variations and Other Works for Solo Piano featuring the great Viennese pianist Walter Klien is a three-CD Musical Concepts reissue of a coveted pair of VoxBox LP sets that originally appeared in 1967. The rather colorlessly named Musical Concepts imprint seems in some way related to Vox, and this set is listed on Vox's website, though it bears no logos or markings familiar from the august New York-based cheapie. Several claims are made about the set that do not hold up to AMG's all-penetrating scrutiny. It's in the title that the Complete Variation (sets) for piano are represented here, but we seem to be missing the Andantino in E flat major, K. 236, which is a variation set in every way, excepting in its title. One cannot go back to the 1960s and persuade Klien to add that one. However, Mozart: Complete Variations and Other Works for Solo Piano isn't quite "complete" in comparison to the original LP sets, as Musical Concepts decided to leave off K. 1-5 and 9a, tiny pieces from the very beginning of Mozart's career, any one of which would have taken these discs over the 80-minute limit. Another claim, which does not pass muster, is that "these recordings are presented here on CD for the first time." Roughly half of them have so appeared, some on a very early Vox Turnabout CD from about 1984 and several as filler on a late VoxBox set, Walter Klien Plays Mozart, padding out three of his best-known Mozart concerto recordings.
Nonetheless, however vacuous of thought the packaging or programming might appear, there are many reasons why this particular set remains quite desirable. Walter Klien is particularly outstanding in stuff like this; for him, no Mozart was without consequence, and he approached every note of this music with care and inclined toward a lucid, yet relaxed and no-nonsense approach. Klien is in his absolute best when there's a challenge afoot, as in the Eine kleine gigue in G, K. 574, or the fragmentary Klaviersuite in G, K. 399, from the "Bach year" of 1782. But even in relatively unchallenging works, such as a handful featured here with "K." numbers lower than 100 and therefore composed before 1771 (when Mozart turned 15), Klien imbues them with a sense of dignity and occasion, even if the music is not particularly distinguished. These recordings were made at various times between 1964 and 1967, and when a piano or microphone setup changes between tracks, you notice, but over time, you get used to it. Obviously Mozart: Complete Variations and Other Works for Solo Piano would make a very nice gift, even for a listener with a non-expert appreciation of Mozart, but the front cover is even more Spartan looking than the norm for Vox, consisting of a flower that could've been taken from shareware computer clip art. However, once the CD goes into the changer, any offense the present may have made through its cheapness in appearance should melt away once Klien's magisterial art is made manifest in one's speakers.
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