Mozart (The) Complete Sonatas and Variations

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Composer or Director: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Genre:

Instrumental

Label: Brilliant Classics

Magazine Review Date: 8/2006

Media Format: CD or Download

Media Runtime: 0

Mastering:

Stereo
DDD

Catalogue Number: 93025

Tracks:

Composition	Artist Credit
Sonata for Piano No. 17	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Fantasia	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 14	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Adagio	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 18	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 13	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 10	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(9) Variations on 'Lison dormait' from Dezède's	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(12) Variations on 'La belle Françoise'	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(12) Variations on 'Je suis Lindor' by A.L. Baudro	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(8) Variations in F on 'Dieu d'amour' by Grétry	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(6) Variations on 'Salve tu, Domine' by Paisiello	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(6) Variations	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(10) Variations on 'Unser dummer Pöbel meint' by	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(9) Variations on a minuet by J.P. Duport	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(8) Variations on 'Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Di	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 4	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Rondo	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 5	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 6	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 1	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(12) Variations on a minuet by J.C. Fischer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 2	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(6) Variations in G on 'Mio caro Adone' by Salieri	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 3	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 7	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(8) Variations on 'Come un agnello' by G. Sarti	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 8	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(12) Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman'	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 9	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 11	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(8) Minuets	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 12	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(6) German Dances	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Prelude and Fugue	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 15	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Suite in the style of Handel	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Gigue	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Kleiner Traurermarsch	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Prelude	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 16	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(2) Short Fugues	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(Die) Entführung aus dem Serail, '(The) Abduction from the Seraglio', Movement: Overture	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Modulating Prelude	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(6) Variations on an allegretto	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
March	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Minuet	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Andante für eine Walze in eine kleine Orgel	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Contredanse, '(Das) Donnerwetter'	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Capriccio	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Allegro	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Andantino (theme with variations)	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(8) Variations on 'Laat ons juichen' by C.E. Graaf	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Londoner Notenskizzenbuch, 'London Sketchbook'	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(9) Pieces for Piano	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(7) Variations on 'Willem van Nassau'	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Keyboard Duet	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Ursula Dütschler, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Fugue	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Ursula Dütschler, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Andante and Variations	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Ursula Dütschler, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Adagio and Allegro	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Ursula Dütschler, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for 2 Keyboards	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Bart van Oort, Fortepiano Ursula Dütschler, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer

Composer or Director: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Genre:

Instrumental

Label: BIS

Magazine Review Date: 8/2006

Media Format: CD or Download

Media Runtime: 728

Mastering:

Stereo
DDD

Catalogue Number: BIS-CD1633/6

Tracks:

Composition	Artist Credit
Sonata for Piano No. 1	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 2	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 3	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 4	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 5	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 6	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 7	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 8	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 9	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 10	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 11	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 12	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 13	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Fantasia	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 14	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 15	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 16	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 17	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Sonata for Piano No. 18	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(12) Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman'	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(8) Variations on 'Laat ons juichen' by C.E. Graaf	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(12) Variations on 'La belle Françoise'	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(12) Variations on an allegretto	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(6) Variations on 'Salve tu, Domine' by Paisiello	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Prelude	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Rondo	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(10) Variations on 'Unser dummer Pöbel meint' by	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Suite in the style of Handel	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Kleiner Traurermarsch	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(8) Variations in F on 'Dieu d'amour' by Grétry	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(12) Variations on a minuet by J.C. Fischer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Klavierstück	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(8) Variations on 'Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Di	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Praeambula	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Prelude and Fugue	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(12) Variations on 'Je suis Lindor' by A.L. Baudro	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Gigue	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Adagio	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(9) Variations on a minuet by J.P. Duport	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(6) Variations in G on 'Mio caro Adone' by Salieri	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(9) Variations on 'Lison dormait' from Dezède's	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(7) Variations on 'Willem van Nassau'	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(8) Variations on 'Come un agnello' by G. Sarti	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(6) Variations on an allegretto	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Ronald Brautigam, Fortepiano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer

Author: Jed Distler

What constitutes ‘complete’ usually differs from one budget Mozart piano music box set to the next, as these two boxes bear out. Ronald Brautigam’s sonata and variations cycles include the fantasies, rondos and other miscellaneous solo works. Bart van Oort offers just about every Mozart solo piece extant (including what appears to be the first recording of eight pieces), and, throws in the works for piano duet and two pianos for good measure.

Brautigam’s 1996‑97 recordings may be the most consistently satisfying of all Mozart cycles. Although his fortepiano (modelled after an Anton-Gabriel Walter instrument, c1795) doesn’t match the timbral differentiation between registers we often encounter from other period instruments, its clear, resonant sound falls easily on the ear and it holds its tuning better than the Walter models van Oort employs.

More to the point, Brautigam’s imaginative interpretations capture Mozart’s many moods, from the galant style of the six earliest sonatas to the aching drama of the A minor (K310) and C minor Fantasia and Sonata (K457 and 475). The variations show off Brautigam’s technical brilliance to more playful, spontaneous effect: listen, for example, to how his left hand goes to town in the variations on Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman, the set on La belle Françoise and the giddy, show-off sections of the Je suis Lindor Variations. His flexible, refreshingly unsolemn approach to the B minor Adagio is an antidote to young pianists who often handle this music with kid gloves.

Having enjoyed van Oort’s strong, authoritative artistry surveying the art of the Romantic nocturne, I found his Mozart surprisingly uneven. The set’s stronger performances stand out for an improvisatory spirit in keeping with the composer’s fabled keyboard prowess. The D minor and C minor Fantasies, for example, sport explosive crescendi, intense dynamic surges and lots of colour.

By contrast, an attractive intimacy informs sensitive, singing accounts of the B flat sonatas, K333 and 570, and the C major, K330. Van Oort introduces note changes and ornaments on the repeats that may catch seasoned Mozartians off-guard, yet are always effected with discretion and taste. But his inflections of phrase tend to get in the music’s way. He worries over the A minor Rondo, K511, and K282’s finale with choppy, picky articulation, and lays too heavily upon the K331 A major Sonata’s famous opening theme for it to lilt naturally. Furthermore, he handles matters of articulation like trills and rapid Alberti basses with less grace and elegance than Brautigam’s more fluid interpretations.

Given the comprehensiveness and modest price, van Oort’s Mozart adds up to a handy reference. But for overall artistry, excellent sound quality and cost, go with Brautigam, and hope that BIS eventually bundles his superb Haydn into a budget, space-saving box.

Mozart Complete Keyboard Works

Sonata for Piano No. 17

Fantasia

Sonata for Piano No. 14

Adagio

Sonata for Piano No. 18

Sonata for Piano No. 13

Sonata for Piano No. 10

(9) Variations on 'Lison dormait' from Dezède's

(12) Variations on 'La belle Françoise'

(12) Variations on 'Je suis Lindor' by A.L. Baudro

(8) Variations in F on 'Dieu d'amour' by Grétry

(6) Variations on 'Salve tu, Domine' by Paisiello

(6) Variations

(10) Variations on 'Unser dummer Pöbel meint' by

(9) Variations on a minuet by J.P. Duport

(8) Variations on 'Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Di

Sonata for Piano No. 4

Rondo

Sonata for Piano No. 5

Sonata for Piano No. 6

Sonata for Piano No. 1

(12) Variations on a minuet by J.C. Fischer

Sonata for Piano No. 2

(6) Variations in G on 'Mio caro Adone' by Salieri

Sonata for Piano No. 3

Sonata for Piano No. 7

(8) Variations on 'Come un agnello' by G. Sarti

Sonata for Piano No. 8

(12) Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman'

Sonata for Piano No. 9

Sonata for Piano No. 11

(8) Minuets

Sonata for Piano No. 12

(6) German Dances

Prelude and Fugue

Sonata for Piano No. 15

Suite in the style of Handel

Gigue

Kleiner Traurermarsch

Prelude

Sonata for Piano No. 16

(2) Short Fugues

(Die) Entführung aus dem Serail, '(The) Abduction from the Seraglio', Movement: Overture

Modulating Prelude

(6) Variations on an allegretto

March

Minuet

Andante für eine Walze in eine kleine Orgel

Contredanse, '(Das) Donnerwetter'

Capriccio

Allegro

Andantino (theme with variations)

(8) Variations on 'Laat ons juichen' by C.E. Graaf

Londoner Notenskizzenbuch, 'London Sketchbook'

(9) Pieces for Piano

(7) Variations on 'Willem van Nassau'

Sonata for Keyboard Duet

Fugue

Andante and Variations

Adagio and Allegro

Sonata for 2 Keyboards