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Mozart: Piano Sonatas / Pienaar

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Composer
MOZART, W.A.
Artist
Daniel-Ben Pienaar
Format
CD
Label
Avie Records
Released
Dec 01, 2010
Catalog #
AV2209
UPC
822252220926

About

South African-born, London resident Daniel-Ben Pienaar is a completest. Recent surveys, both on the concert platform and in the recording studio, include Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Chopin's Complete Waltzes, Schubert's Complete Sonatas, and the complete keyboard works by Orlando Gibbons. He arrives on the Avie label with another major project in tow: the complete Piano Sonatas by Mozart.

An active recitalist, chamber musician and professor at the Royal Academy of Music, Pienaar has a number of critically acclaimed independent releases under his belt, but this recording represents and uncommon synergy between artist, repertoire and production values. In Gramophone Award-winning producer Jonathan Freeman-Atwood, Pienaar found a special simpatico which he found "profoundly enabling", resulting in a creative recording process specific in relation to the music in hand. Pienaar presents the works chronologically over five CDs, illustrating Mozart's compositional trajectory which represents all of the major stylistic and emotional shifts in his mature career, with the earliest dating from his twentieth year, through his Viennese period, and the final works which were written towards the end of his all too brief life.

Critical acclaim:
"... no doubt that this South African-born pianist is a thinking virtuoso ... In the company of such contrasting practitioners as Edwin Fischer, Samuel Feinberg, Sviatoslav Richter and Glenn Gould, he seems determined to leave his own mark" - BBC Music Magazine

"Daniel-Ben Pienaar's performances are quite simply stunning. The instrument he plays matters much less than his musicianship, which is evident at every turn." - Gramophone

"A kaleidoscope of colours and textures in performances that combined the dramatic with the ethereal, the monumental with the intimate" - International Piano summary South African-born, London resident Daniel-Ben Pienaar makes his Avie debut with this beautifully recorded and ambitious project: the complete Piano Sonatas of Mozart.

Tracklist 55 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro 04:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  3. 2 II. Andante 04:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  4. 3 III. Allegro 02:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  5. 4 I. Allegro assai 04:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro assai
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  6. 5 II. Adagio 05:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  7. 6 III. Presto 02:44
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  8. 7 I. Allegro 04:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  9. 8 II. Andante amoroso 03:12
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante amoroso
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  10. 9 III. Rondeau: Allegro 03:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Rondeau: Allegro
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  11. 10 I. Adagio 04:20
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  12. 11 II. Menuetto I - II 04:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Menuetto I - II
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  13. 12 III. Allegro 02:57
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  14. 13 I. Allegro 03:38
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  15. 14 II. Andante 03:52
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  16. 15 III. Presto 02:39
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  17. Disc 2
  18. 1 I. Allegro 04:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  19. 2 II. Rondeau en polonaise: Andante 04:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Rondeau en polonaise: Andante
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  20. 3 III. Theme and variations 14:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Theme and variations
    Duration
    14:44
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  21. 4 I. Allegro con spirito 03:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  22. 5 II. Andante un poco adagio 05:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante un poco adagio
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  23. 6 III. Rondeau: Allegretto grazioso 05:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rondeau: Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  24. 7 I. Allegro con spirito 04:04
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  25. 8 II. Andante con espressione 04:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante con espressione
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  26. 9 III. Rondo: Allegro 05:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  27. 10 I. Allegro maestoso 03:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro maestoso
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  28. 11 II. Andante cantabile con espressione 06:31
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile con espressione
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  29. 12 III. Presto 02:28
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  30. Disc 3
  31. 1 I. Allegro moderato 05:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  32. 2 II. Andante cantabile 06:37
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  33. 3 III. Allegretto 05:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  34. 4 I. Theme and Variations: Andante grazioso 12:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Theme and Variations: Andante grazioso
    Duration
    12:19
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  35. 5 II. Menuetto 05:58
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Menuetto
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  36. 6 III. Alla turca: Allegretto 03:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Alla turca: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  37. 7 I. Allegro 06:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  38. 8 II. Adagio 04:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  39. 9 III. Allegro assai 04:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  40. 10 I. Allegro 07:03
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:03
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  41. 11 II. Andante cantabile 05:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  42. 12 III. Allegretto grazioso 05:59
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  43. Disc 4
  44. 1 Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475 11:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475
    Duration
    11:00
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  45. 2 I. Molto allegro 05:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Molto allegro
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  46. 3 II. Adagio 07:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    07:42
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  47. 4 III. Allegro assai 03:59
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  48. 5 I. Allegro 06:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:32
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  49. 6 II. Andante 09:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    09:19
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  50. 7 III. Rondo: Allegretto, K. 494 05:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegretto, K. 494
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  51. Disc 5
  52. 1 I. Allegro 02:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  53. 2 II. Andante 05:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  54. 3 III. Rondo: Allegretto 01:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  55. 4 I. Allegro 05:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  56. 5 II. Adagio 07:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    07:31
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  57. 6 III. Allegretto 03:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  58. 7 I. Allegro 04:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  59. 8 II. Adagio 05:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  60. 9 III. Allegretto 04:11
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar