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F.X. Mozart: Piano Sonata in G Major; Variations; Russian Fa

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Details

Composer
Franz Xaver Mozart
Artist
Robert Markham
Format
CD
Label
Grand Piano
Released
Mar 14, 2025
Catalog #
GP951
UPC
747313995110

About

Franz Xaver Mozart, who studied with Salieri and Hummel, was a composer-pianist like his father, Wolfgang Amadeus, but inevitably laboured under the weight of huge expectation. This album contains his largest work for solo piano, the Piano Sonata in G major - an assured, distinctive piece that balances dance with drive. His most virtuosic work is the exuberant Fantasy on a Russian Song and a Krakowiak, while his mischievous Variations on a Russian Theme and the variations on his father's Don Giovanni illustrate Franz Xaver's great gifts for elaboration and playfulness. Robert Markham, who has conducted research into the life and music of Franz Xaver Mozart, has been hailed as a performer of 'astonishing lucidity and coherence' by Musical Opinion.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 13:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    13:00
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Mozart
    Performer
    Robert Markham
  2. 2 II. Largo 02:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Mozart
    Performer
    Robert Markham
  3. 3 III. Minuetto - Trio 06:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Minuetto - Trio
    Duration
    06:47
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Mozart
    Performer
    Robert Markham
  4. 4 IV. Rondo: Allegretto 05:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Rondo: Allegretto
    Duration
    05:41
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Mozart
    Performer
    Robert Markham
  5. 5 Fantasy on the Russian Song Tchem tebya ya ogortshila and a Krakowiak in A Major, FXWM VII:30 15:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    Fantasy on the Russian Song Tchem tebya ya ogortshila and a Krakowiak in A Major, FXWM VII:30
    Duration
    15:03
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Mozart
    Performer
    Robert Markham
  6. 6 Variations on a Minuet from the First Finale of W.A. Mozart's Don Giovanni in F Major, Op. 2 09:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    Variations on a Minuet from the First Finale of W.A. Mozart's Don Giovanni in F Major, Op. 2
    Duration
    09:36
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Mozart
    Performer
    Robert Markham
  7. 7 Variations on a Russian Theme in G Minor, Op. 20 07:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    Variations on a Russian Theme in G Minor, Op. 20
    Duration
    07:58
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Mozart
    Performer
    Robert Markham