Composer: Carl Maria von Weber
Performer: Michelangelo Carbonara
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Piano Classics
Catalogue: PCL0105
Release: 2016
Size: 365 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 24
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Minuetto: Allegro
04. IV. Rondo: Presto
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 39
05. I. Allegro moderato con spirito ed assai legato
06. II. Andante ben tenuto
07. III. Menuetto capriccioso: Presto assai
08. IV. Rondo: Moderato e molto grazioso
09. V. Rondo brilliante
CD 02
Piano Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op.49
01. I. Allegro feroce
02. II. Andante con moto
03. III. Rondo: Presto con molta vivacita
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E minor, Op. 70
04. I. Moderato: Con anima
05 .II. Menuetto: Presto vivace ed energico
06. III. Andante quasi allegretto, consolante
07. IV. Finale: La Tarantella – Prestissimo
08. Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65, J. 260
This new recording contains the four grand piano sonatas by Carl Maria von Weber. Written in the early 19th century these works mark the transition from the Classical to the Romantic style. Weber infused the classical sonata form with his own lyrical and dramatic, sometimes even theatrical, elements. The pianism is of the highest order, finding orchestral timbres and colours, as well as pianistic novelties in the virtuoso textures. As valuable additions to the four piano sonatas the famous Invitation to the Dance and the Rondo brillante are included. Michelangelo Carbonara finds drama, passion, wit and elegance in these wonderful, still underrated works. Carbonara studied at the famous Lake Como Academy, where his teachers included Dimitri Bashkirov, Leon Fleisher, Alicia de Larrocha, Claude Frank and Menachem Pressler. He won several international competitions, including the Schubert International Piano Competition in Dortmund.