Ursula Dütschler, Bart van Oort, Zvi Meniker, Viviana Sofronitsky - Dussek: Complete Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas [10CD] (2024)
BAND/ARTIST: Ursula Dütschler, Bart van Oort, Zvi Meniker, Viviana Sofronitsky, Petra Somlai, Piet Kuijken, Alexei Lubimov, Wolfgang Brunner, Tuija Hakkila
- Title: Dussek: Complete Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas
- Year Of Release: 2024
- Label: Brilliant Classics
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (image +.cue, log, artwork) / flac 24bits - 44.1-96.0kHz +Booklet
- Total Time: 11:01:43
- Total Size: 2.69 / 5.50 gb
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Tracklist
01. Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 10 No. 1, Craw 60: I. Allegro moderato
02. Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 10 No. 1, Craw 60: II. Adagio cantabile
03. Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 10 No. 1, Craw 60: III. Rondo. Allegro assai
04. Piano Sonata in G Minor, Op. 10 No. 2, Craw 61: I. Allegro moderato
05. Piano Sonata in G Minor, Op. 10 No. 2, Craw 61: II. Vivace con spirit
06. Piano Sonata in E Major, Op. 10 No. 3, Craw 62: I. Allegro maestoso ed moderato
07. Piano Sonata in E Major, Op. 10 No. 3, Craw 62: II. Presto con fuoco
08. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 31 No. 2, Craw 133: I. Allegro non tanto
09. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 31 No. 2, Craw 133: II. Adagio con espressione
10. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 31 No. 2, Craw 133: III. Pastorale. Allegro non troppo
11. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 25 C.127: I. Adagio maestoso - Presto
12. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 25 C.127: II. Larghetto
13. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 25 C.127: III. Rondo. Allegremente
14. Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 39 C.166: I. Allegro
15. Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 39 C.166: II. Andantino ma moderato e con espressione - Allegro ma non troppo
16. Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 39 C.167: I. Allegro moderato
17. Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 39 C.167: II. Andantino quasi larghetto
18. Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 39 C.167: III. Rondo. Allegretto
19. Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 39 C.168: I. Allegro con spirit
20. Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 39 C.168: II. Rondo. Andante sostenuto cantabile
21. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 44, Craw 178: I. Introduzione. Grave - Allegro moderato
22. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 44, Craw 178: II. Molto adagio e sostenuto
23. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 44, Craw 178: III. Tempo di menuetto più tosto allegro
24. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 44, Craw 178: IV. Rondo. Allegro moderato ed espressivo
25. Piano Sonata No. 28 in F Minor, Op. 77, Craw 259: I. Allegro moderato, ma energico
26. Piano Sonata No. 28 in F Minor, Op. 77, Craw 259: II. Tempo di menuetto con moto
27. Piano Sonata No. 28 in F Minor, Op. 77, Craw 259: III. Adagio non troppo, ma solenne
28. Piano Sonata No. 28 in F Minor, Op. 77, Craw 259: IV. Rondo. Allegro moderato
29. Piano Sonata No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 5, Craw 43: I. Allegro
30. Piano Sonata No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 5, Craw 43: II. Rondo. Allegro non tanto, con spiritoso
31. Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 24, Craw 96: I. Allegro con spirit
32. Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 24, Craw 96: II. Rondo. Pastorale, allegretto moderato con espressione
33. Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 43, Craw 177: I. Allegro moderato con espressione
34. Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 43, Craw 177: II. Rondo. Allegro
35. Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 61, Craw 211: I. Lento patetico - II. Tempo agitato non presto
36. Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 61, Craw 211: III. Tempo vivace e con fuoco quasi presto
37. Piano Sonata No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Agitato assai
38. Piano Sonata No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Rondo. Allegretto moderato
39. Piano Sonata No. 19 in B-Flat Major, Op. 45 No. 1: I. Allegro cantabile
40. Piano Sonata No. 19 in B-Flat Major, Op. 45 No. 1: II. Adagio patetico
41. Piano Sonata No. 19 in B-Flat Major, Op. 45 No. 1: III. Rondo scherzo. Allegro da ballo
42. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 45 No. 2: I. Larghetto sostenuto - Allegro di molto
43. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 45 No. 2: II. Rondo. Andantino con moto
44. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 45 No. 3: I. Allegro moderato
45. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 45 No. 3: II. Larghetto con moto
46. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 45 No. 3: III. Rondo. Allegro moderato assai
47. Piano Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 1: I. Allegro non tanto
48. Piano Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 1: II. Rondo - Allegretto grazioso
49. Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 9 No. 2: I. Allegro con spirito
50. Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 9 No. 2: II. Larghetto con espressione
51. Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 9 No. 2: III. Presto assai
52. Piano Sonata No. 3 in D Major, Op. 9 No. 3: I. Allegro ma non troppo
53. Piano Sonata No. 3 in D Major, Op. 9 No. 3: III. Prestissimo
54. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E-Flat Major, Op. 75: I. Allegro ma non troppo
55. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E-Flat Major, Op. 75: II. Andante moderato
56. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E-Flat Major, Op. 75: III. Rondo - allegro moderato grazioso
57. Piano Sonata No. 22 in D Major, Op. 47 No. 1: I. Allegro con spirit
58. Piano Sonata No. 22 in D Major, Op. 47 No. 1: II. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
59. Piano Sonata No. 22 in D Major, Op. 47 No. 1: III. Rondo a la militaire. Allegretto moderato
60. Piano Sonata No. 23 in G Major, Op. 47 No. 2: I. Allegro ma moderato ed espressivo
61. Piano Sonata No. 23 in G Major, Op. 47 No. 2: II. Rondo con espressivo. Andantino con moto
62. Piano Sonata No. 26 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64 "Retour à Paris": I. Allegro non troppo ed espressivo
63. Piano Sonata No. 26 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64 "Retour à Paris": II. Molto Adagio, con anima ed espressione
64. Piano Sonata No. 26 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64 "Retour à Paris": III. Tempo di minuetto, scherzo. Quasi allegro
65. Piano Sonata No. 26 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64 "Retour à Paris": IV. Finale. Scherzo, allegro con spirit
66. Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 14 No. 1, C.71: I. Allegro
67. Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 14 No. 1, C.71: II. Andante poco larghetto
68. Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 14 No. 1, C.71: III. Air Russe. Rondo. Allegretto non troppo
69. Sonata in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2, C.72: I. Larghetto con espressione
70. Sonata in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2, C.72: II. Molto allegro
71. Sonata in F Major, Op. 14 No. 3, C.73: I. Allegro
72. Sonata in F Major, Op. 14 No. 3, C.73: II. Rondo. Allegretto
73. Sonate Pour Le Clavecin Où Le Forte-Piano in G Major, WoO, C.40: I. Larghetto col espressione
74. Sonate Pour Le Clavecin Où Le Forte-Piano in G Major, WoO, C.40: II. Allegro
75. Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 35 No. 1 Craw 149: I. Allegro moderato e Maestoso
76. Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 35 No. 1 Craw 149: II. Finale. Allegro non troppo ma con Spirito
77. Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 35 No. 2 Craw 150: I. Allegro
78. Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 35 No. 2 Craw 150: II. Rondo. Molto allegro con Espressione
79. Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 35 No. 3 Craw 151: I. Allegro agitato Assai
80. Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 35 No. 3 Craw 151: II. Adagio patetico ed Espressione
81. Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 35 No. 3 Craw 151: III. Intermezzo
82. Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 35 No. 3 Craw 151: IV. Finale. Molto Allegro
83. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 69 No. 3 Craw 242: I. Allegro maestoso e Brillante
84. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 69 No. 3 Craw 242: II. Larghetto Espressivo
85. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 69 No. 3 Craw 242: III. Finale. Chasse, allegro Scherzo
86. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: I. Allegro non troppo in C Major, C.106
87. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: II. Andante sostenuto in F Major, C.107
88. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: III. Rondo a la turca in F Major, C.108
89. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: IV. Molto allegro in F Major, C.109
90. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: V. The Empress of Russia's Favourite Air with Variations in C Major, C.110
91. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: VI. Pollaca in F Major, C.111
92. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: VII. Allegro vivace in B-Flat Major, C.112
93. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: VIII. In the Dead of the Night, a Favourite English Song with Variations in G Major, C.113
94. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: IX. Oak Stick, a Scotch Reel Arranged as a Rondo in B-Flat Major, C.114
95. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: X. Con spirito in G Major, C.115
96. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: XI. Romanella in G Minor, C.116
97. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: XII. La retreta, an Original Spanish Quick March Arranged as a Rondo in G Major, C.117
98. 6 Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, Op. 20: I. Allegro non tanto - Rondo. Allegretto. Tempo di minuetto in G Major, C.88
99. 6 Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, Op. 20: II. Allegretto quasi andante - Rondo. Non presto in C Major, C.89
100. 6 Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, Op. 20: III. Allegro quasi presto - Rondo. Andantino, con espressione, C.90
101. 6 Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, Op. 20: IV. Moderato - Menuetto. Tempo di ballo in A Major, C.91
102. 6 Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, Op. 20: V. Allegro moderato - Rondo. Allegro moderato in C Major, C.92
103. 6 Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, Op. 20: Vi. Allegro - Rondo. Allegretto in E-Flat Major, C.93
Johann Ladislaus Dussek (1760–1812) was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the foremost keyboard performers and composers of his age. Over a span of three decades, Dussek completed nearly 300 compositions, most of which involve a keyboard instrument. The sonata as a genre holds a special position in his overall oeuvre: keyboard sonatas were among his first published pieces in the early 1780s, and the sonata Op.77 in F minor was to be his last work before his death in 1812.
This set is the result of an extensive recording project using the combined resources of eight excellent fortepianists to produce the first comprehensive recording of Dussek’s keyboard sonatas on period instruments. Listeners are invited to take a journey through the brilliant, harmonically beautiful and expressive music of one of the most fascinating composers at the threshold of early Romanticism. While in modern times piano building has been largely standardised, 18th-century instruments were very personal works of art, and their construction differed from town to town and from builder to builder, and even within one builder’s output. The distance between cities as far apart as London and Vienna resulted in two distinct schools of piano building: the “English” and the “Viennese.”
The formidable array of both English and Viennese fortepianos played on this recording (see info below) provides listeners with a parallel journey, alongside through Dussek’s music, exploring the great tonal variety that existed amongst fortepianos in the composer’s day, with each instrument’s unique qualities matched to the differing characters of Dussek’s works.
01. Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 10 No. 1, Craw 60: I. Allegro moderato
02. Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 10 No. 1, Craw 60: II. Adagio cantabile
03. Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 10 No. 1, Craw 60: III. Rondo. Allegro assai
04. Piano Sonata in G Minor, Op. 10 No. 2, Craw 61: I. Allegro moderato
05. Piano Sonata in G Minor, Op. 10 No. 2, Craw 61: II. Vivace con spirit
06. Piano Sonata in E Major, Op. 10 No. 3, Craw 62: I. Allegro maestoso ed moderato
07. Piano Sonata in E Major, Op. 10 No. 3, Craw 62: II. Presto con fuoco
08. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 31 No. 2, Craw 133: I. Allegro non tanto
09. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 31 No. 2, Craw 133: II. Adagio con espressione
10. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 31 No. 2, Craw 133: III. Pastorale. Allegro non troppo
11. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 25 C.127: I. Adagio maestoso - Presto
12. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 25 C.127: II. Larghetto
13. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 25 C.127: III. Rondo. Allegremente
14. Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 39 C.166: I. Allegro
15. Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 39 C.166: II. Andantino ma moderato e con espressione - Allegro ma non troppo
16. Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 39 C.167: I. Allegro moderato
17. Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 39 C.167: II. Andantino quasi larghetto
18. Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 39 C.167: III. Rondo. Allegretto
19. Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 39 C.168: I. Allegro con spirit
20. Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 39 C.168: II. Rondo. Andante sostenuto cantabile
21. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 44, Craw 178: I. Introduzione. Grave - Allegro moderato
22. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 44, Craw 178: II. Molto adagio e sostenuto
23. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 44, Craw 178: III. Tempo di menuetto più tosto allegro
24. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 44, Craw 178: IV. Rondo. Allegro moderato ed espressivo
25. Piano Sonata No. 28 in F Minor, Op. 77, Craw 259: I. Allegro moderato, ma energico
26. Piano Sonata No. 28 in F Minor, Op. 77, Craw 259: II. Tempo di menuetto con moto
27. Piano Sonata No. 28 in F Minor, Op. 77, Craw 259: III. Adagio non troppo, ma solenne
28. Piano Sonata No. 28 in F Minor, Op. 77, Craw 259: IV. Rondo. Allegro moderato
29. Piano Sonata No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 5, Craw 43: I. Allegro
30. Piano Sonata No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 5, Craw 43: II. Rondo. Allegro non tanto, con spiritoso
31. Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 24, Craw 96: I. Allegro con spirit
32. Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 24, Craw 96: II. Rondo. Pastorale, allegretto moderato con espressione
33. Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 43, Craw 177: I. Allegro moderato con espressione
34. Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 43, Craw 177: II. Rondo. Allegro
35. Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 61, Craw 211: I. Lento patetico - II. Tempo agitato non presto
36. Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 61, Craw 211: III. Tempo vivace e con fuoco quasi presto
37. Piano Sonata No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Agitato assai
38. Piano Sonata No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Rondo. Allegretto moderato
39. Piano Sonata No. 19 in B-Flat Major, Op. 45 No. 1: I. Allegro cantabile
40. Piano Sonata No. 19 in B-Flat Major, Op. 45 No. 1: II. Adagio patetico
41. Piano Sonata No. 19 in B-Flat Major, Op. 45 No. 1: III. Rondo scherzo. Allegro da ballo
42. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 45 No. 2: I. Larghetto sostenuto - Allegro di molto
43. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 45 No. 2: II. Rondo. Andantino con moto
44. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 45 No. 3: I. Allegro moderato
45. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 45 No. 3: II. Larghetto con moto
46. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 45 No. 3: III. Rondo. Allegro moderato assai
47. Piano Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 1: I. Allegro non tanto
48. Piano Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 1: II. Rondo - Allegretto grazioso
49. Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 9 No. 2: I. Allegro con spirito
50. Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 9 No. 2: II. Larghetto con espressione
51. Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 9 No. 2: III. Presto assai
52. Piano Sonata No. 3 in D Major, Op. 9 No. 3: I. Allegro ma non troppo
53. Piano Sonata No. 3 in D Major, Op. 9 No. 3: III. Prestissimo
54. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E-Flat Major, Op. 75: I. Allegro ma non troppo
55. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E-Flat Major, Op. 75: II. Andante moderato
56. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E-Flat Major, Op. 75: III. Rondo - allegro moderato grazioso
57. Piano Sonata No. 22 in D Major, Op. 47 No. 1: I. Allegro con spirit
58. Piano Sonata No. 22 in D Major, Op. 47 No. 1: II. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
59. Piano Sonata No. 22 in D Major, Op. 47 No. 1: III. Rondo a la militaire. Allegretto moderato
60. Piano Sonata No. 23 in G Major, Op. 47 No. 2: I. Allegro ma moderato ed espressivo
61. Piano Sonata No. 23 in G Major, Op. 47 No. 2: II. Rondo con espressivo. Andantino con moto
62. Piano Sonata No. 26 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64 "Retour à Paris": I. Allegro non troppo ed espressivo
63. Piano Sonata No. 26 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64 "Retour à Paris": II. Molto Adagio, con anima ed espressione
64. Piano Sonata No. 26 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64 "Retour à Paris": III. Tempo di minuetto, scherzo. Quasi allegro
65. Piano Sonata No. 26 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64 "Retour à Paris": IV. Finale. Scherzo, allegro con spirit
66. Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 14 No. 1, C.71: I. Allegro
67. Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 14 No. 1, C.71: II. Andante poco larghetto
68. Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 14 No. 1, C.71: III. Air Russe. Rondo. Allegretto non troppo
69. Sonata in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2, C.72: I. Larghetto con espressione
70. Sonata in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2, C.72: II. Molto allegro
71. Sonata in F Major, Op. 14 No. 3, C.73: I. Allegro
72. Sonata in F Major, Op. 14 No. 3, C.73: II. Rondo. Allegretto
73. Sonate Pour Le Clavecin Où Le Forte-Piano in G Major, WoO, C.40: I. Larghetto col espressione
74. Sonate Pour Le Clavecin Où Le Forte-Piano in G Major, WoO, C.40: II. Allegro
75. Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 35 No. 1 Craw 149: I. Allegro moderato e Maestoso
76. Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 35 No. 1 Craw 149: II. Finale. Allegro non troppo ma con Spirito
77. Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 35 No. 2 Craw 150: I. Allegro
78. Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 35 No. 2 Craw 150: II. Rondo. Molto allegro con Espressione
79. Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 35 No. 3 Craw 151: I. Allegro agitato Assai
80. Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 35 No. 3 Craw 151: II. Adagio patetico ed Espressione
81. Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 35 No. 3 Craw 151: III. Intermezzo
82. Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 35 No. 3 Craw 151: IV. Finale. Molto Allegro
83. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 69 No. 3 Craw 242: I. Allegro maestoso e Brillante
84. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 69 No. 3 Craw 242: II. Larghetto Espressivo
85. Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 69 No. 3 Craw 242: III. Finale. Chasse, allegro Scherzo
86. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: I. Allegro non troppo in C Major, C.106
87. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: II. Andante sostenuto in F Major, C.107
88. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: III. Rondo a la turca in F Major, C.108
89. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: IV. Molto allegro in F Major, C.109
90. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: V. The Empress of Russia's Favourite Air with Variations in C Major, C.110
91. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: VI. Pollaca in F Major, C.111
92. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: VII. Allegro vivace in B-Flat Major, C.112
93. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: VIII. In the Dead of the Night, a Favourite English Song with Variations in G Major, C.113
94. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: IX. Oak Stick, a Scotch Reel Arranged as a Rondo in B-Flat Major, C.114
95. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: X. Con spirito in G Major, C.115
96. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: XI. Romanella in G Minor, C.116
97. 12 Progressive Lessons, Op. 32: XII. La retreta, an Original Spanish Quick March Arranged as a Rondo in G Major, C.117
98. 6 Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, Op. 20: I. Allegro non tanto - Rondo. Allegretto. Tempo di minuetto in G Major, C.88
99. 6 Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, Op. 20: II. Allegretto quasi andante - Rondo. Non presto in C Major, C.89
100. 6 Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, Op. 20: III. Allegro quasi presto - Rondo. Andantino, con espressione, C.90
101. 6 Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, Op. 20: IV. Moderato - Menuetto. Tempo di ballo in A Major, C.91
102. 6 Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, Op. 20: V. Allegro moderato - Rondo. Allegro moderato in C Major, C.92
103. 6 Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, Op. 20: Vi. Allegro - Rondo. Allegretto in E-Flat Major, C.93
Johann Ladislaus Dussek (1760–1812) was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the foremost keyboard performers and composers of his age. Over a span of three decades, Dussek completed nearly 300 compositions, most of which involve a keyboard instrument. The sonata as a genre holds a special position in his overall oeuvre: keyboard sonatas were among his first published pieces in the early 1780s, and the sonata Op.77 in F minor was to be his last work before his death in 1812.
This set is the result of an extensive recording project using the combined resources of eight excellent fortepianists to produce the first comprehensive recording of Dussek’s keyboard sonatas on period instruments. Listeners are invited to take a journey through the brilliant, harmonically beautiful and expressive music of one of the most fascinating composers at the threshold of early Romanticism. While in modern times piano building has been largely standardised, 18th-century instruments were very personal works of art, and their construction differed from town to town and from builder to builder, and even within one builder’s output. The distance between cities as far apart as London and Vienna resulted in two distinct schools of piano building: the “English” and the “Viennese.”
The formidable array of both English and Viennese fortepianos played on this recording (see info below) provides listeners with a parallel journey, alongside through Dussek’s music, exploring the great tonal variety that existed amongst fortepianos in the composer’s day, with each instrument’s unique qualities matched to the differing characters of Dussek’s works.
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