Performer: Stephen Hough
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA67598
Release: 2008
Size: 169 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K475
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat major, K333
02. I. Allegro
03. II. Andante cantabile
04. III. Allegretto grazioso
05.Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K396 K385f
Cramer: Études, Op 103
06. VI. Hommage à Mozart
Mozart: Divertimento No. 17 in D major K334
07. III. Menuetto
Hough: Three Mozart Transformations, after Poulenc
08. I. Minuet, K1
09. II. Klavierstück, K33
10. III. Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge, K596
11. Liszt: Fantasia on two themes from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro
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.