Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Angela Hewitt
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68411-2
Release: 2022
Size: 2.62 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major, K. 280
04. I. Allegro assai
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, K. 281
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Andante amoroso
09. III. Rondeau. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282
10. I. Adagio
11. II. Menuetto I-II
12. III. Allegro
CD 02
Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284 “Dürnitz”
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Rondeau en polonaise. Andante
06. IIIa. Tema. Andante –
07. IIIb. Var. 1 –
08. IIIc. Var. 2 –
09. IIId. Var. 3 –
10. IIIe. Var. 4
11. IIIf. Var. 5 –
12. IIIg. Var. 6
13. IIIh. Var. 7. Minore
14. IIIi. Var. 8. Maggiore –
15. IIIj. Var. 9 –
16. IIIk. Var. 10
17. IIIl. Var. 11. Adagio cantabile
18. IIIm. Var. 12. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309
19. I. Allegro con spirito
20. II. Andante un poco adagio
21. III. Rondo. Allegretto grazioso
‘Endless hours of joy and wonder’ is how Angela Hewitt sums up the insights and rewards of playing and recording Mozart’s piano sonatas, and a similar experience awaits listeners to these remarkable accounts, the first release in a complete cycle. “The hallmarks of Hewitt’s artistry are in evidence: fingerwork of nimble grace and steely strength; clarity of line; understated pedalling.”