MOZART

Complete Sonatas for Keyboard and Violin Volumes 7 & 8

 

Vol. 7

Allegro in Bb major, KV372

6 Variations in G minor, ‘Hélas j’ai perdu mon amant’ K.374b

Sonata in Eb major, KV 26

Fantasia in C minor for Piano, KV 396

12 Variations in G major, ‘La Bergère Célimène’ K.374a

 

Vol. 8

London Sonatas, 1764

Sonata in B Flat Major, KV10

Sonata in G Major, KV11

Sonata in A Major, KV12

Sonata in F Major, KV13

Sonata in C Major, KV14

Sonata in B Flat Major, KV15

 

with Alison McGillivray, cello

 

Rachel Podger & Gary Cooper

 

The final two volumes in this benchmark survey of Mozart’s complete music for Keyboard and Violin, released together at a special priced 2 disc set.

 

‘(... ) So, my lasting impression, having dissected every note of the music, is of a cornucopia of hidden gems; hidden because history has under-rated, misunderstood and bowdlerized the collective meaning of these works by assuming that it is an uneven genre – but then so are the symphonies and even the operas! Finally, one asks why there hasn’t previously been a complete recording on historical instruments. From my ‘privileged’ position as listener-inchief, I can tell you it is because no pair can make such transparent and difficult music sound so effortless, elegant, witty, emotionally persuasive and enjoyable.’ Jonathan Freeman- Attwood, producer

 

Channel Classics 2SACDs CCSSA28109