STEPHEN HOUGH’S MOZART ALBUM

 

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)

1 Fantasia in C minor K475 [11'32]

 

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)

Sonata in B flat major K333 [20'00]

2 Allegro [7'20]

3 Andante cantabile [6'19]

4 Allegretto grazioso [6'18]

 

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)

5 Fantasia in C minor K396/385f [9'24] completed by MAXIMILIAN STADLER (1748–1833)

 

JOHANN BAPTIST CRAMER (1771–1858)

6 Hommage à Mozart Étude Op 103 No 6 [2'05]

 

IGNAZ FRIEDMAN (1882–1948)

7 Menuetto in D major [5'11] from Mozart’s Divertimento for string quartet and two horns K334

 

STEPHEN HOUGH (b1961) Three Mozart Transformations (after Poulenc) [5'58]

8 Minuet K1 [2'34]

9 Klavierstück K33 [1'21]

10 Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge K596 [2'01]

 

FRANZ LISZT (1811–1886) / FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866–1924)

11 Fantasia on themes from Mozart’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ [15'25]

 

Total Duration: 70'05

 

Stephen Hough - piano

 

We are delighted to present an eagerly awaited recital disc from Stephen Hough. This fascinating programme begins with some of Mozart’s most audacious and forward-looking piano works. Mozart’s Fantasia in C minor K475 is a wonderfully unfettered and uninhibited work, suffused with high drama and a sense of constantly shifting moods. The Piano Sonata in B flat major K333 is a similarly ground-breaking piece, developing in scale and drama from its lyrical, gentle opening.

 

The second part of the disc features Mozart as seen by others, from the homage of a near-contemporary right up to the modern day, with Hough’s own irresistibly quirky Mozart imaginings, and from elegant miniatures to Liszt/Busoni’s virtuosic Figaro Fantasy. This disc is full of surprises, and demonstrates the full range of Hough’s extraordinary artistry.

 

Hyperion CDA67598