Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Walter Gieseking
Number of Discs: 8
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Profil Medien
Catalogue: PH18026
Release: 2018
Size: 1.65 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
01. Minuet in G Major, K. 1
02. Minuet in F Major, K. 2
03. Allegro in B-Flat Major, K. 3
04. Minuet in F Major, K. 4
05. Minuet in F Major, K. 5
06. 8 Variations in G Major on Graaf’s Laat ons Juichen, K. 24
07. 7 Variations in D Major on Willem van Nassau, K. 25
08. 6 Variations in F Major, K. 54
09. Minuet in D Major, K. 94
10. 6 Variations in G Major on Salieri’s Mio caro Adone, K. 180
11. 12 Variations in C Major on J.C. Fischer’s Minuet, K. 179
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, K. 279
12. I. Allegro
13. II. Andante
14. III. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 2 in F major, K. 280
15. I. Allegro assai
16. II. Adagio
17. III. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, K. 281
18. I. Allegro
19. II. Andante amoroso
20. III. Rondeau: Allegro
CD 02
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282
01. I. Adagio
02. II. Menuetto I-II
03. III. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, K. 283
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Andante
06. III. Presto
07. Allegro in G Minor, K. 312
Piano Sonata No. 6 in D major, K. 284
08. I. Allegro
09. II. Rondeau en polonaise: Andante
10. III. Theme and variations
Piano Sonata No. 7 in C major, K. 309
11. I. Allegro con spirito
12. II. Andante un poco adagio
13. III. Rondeau: Allegretto grazioso
CD 03
Piano Sonata No. 9 in D major, K. 311
01. I. Allegro con spirito
02. II. Andante con espressione
03. III. Rondo: Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310
04. I. Allegro maestoso
05. II. Andante cantabile con espressione
06. III. Presto
07. 12 Variations on Je suis Lindor, K. 354
08. Capriccio in C Major, K. 395
09. 12 Variations in C Major on Ah vous dirai-je, maman, K. 265
Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K. 330
10. I. Allegro moderato
11. II. Andante cantabile
12. III. Allegretto
CD 04
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331
01. I. Theme and Variations: Andante grazioso
02. II. Menuetto
03. III. Alla turca: Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K. 332
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Allegro assai
07. 12 Variations in E-Flat Major on La belle françoise, K. 353
08. 9 Variations in C Major on N. Dezede’s Lison dormait, K. 264
Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333 “Linz”
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Andante cantabile
11. III. Allegretto grazioso
CD 05
01. 8 Minuets, K. 315a
02. 8 Variations on Dieu d’amour from Gretry’s Les mariages samnites, K. 352
03. Sonata Movement in B-Flat Major, K. 400
04. Prelude and Fugue in C Major, K. 394
05. Fugue in G Minor, K. 401
06. Fantasia in C Minor, K. 396
07. Fantasia in D Minor, K. 397
08. Suite in C Major, K. 399
09. 6 Variations in F Major on Paisiello’s Salve tu, Domine, K. 398
CD 06
01. Funeral March in C minor, K. 453a, “Marche funebre del Sig. Maestro Contrapunto”
02. 8 Variations in A Major on Sarti’s Come un agnello, K. 460
03. 10 Variations in G Major on Gluck’s Unser dummer Pöbel meint, K. 455
04. Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457
05. I. Molto allegro
06. II. Adagio
07. III. Allegro assai
08. Rondo in D Major, K. 485
Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 498a (Attrib. A.E. Müller)
09. I. Allegro
10. III. Menuetto: Allegretto
1112 Variations in B-Flat Major on an Allegretto, K. 500
CD 07
01. 6 German Dances, K. 509 (version for keyboard)
02. Rondo in A Minor, K. 511
Piano Sonata No. 15 in F major, K. 533
03. I. Allegro
04. II. Andante
05. III. Rondo: Allegretto, K. 494
06. Adagio in B Minor, K. 540
Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 “Sonata facile”
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Andante
09. III. Rondo: Allegretto
Piano Sonata in F major, K. Anh. 135
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Rondo: Allegretto
CD 08
Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegretto
04. 9 Variations on a Minuet in D Major by Jean-Pierre Duport, K. 573
05. Gigue in G Major, K. 574, “Leipziger Gigue”
Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K. 576
06. I. Allegro
07. II. Adagio
08. III. Allegretto
09. Andantino in E-Flat Major, K. 236
10. Minuet in D Major, K. 355
11. Adagio in C Major, K. 356
12. 8 Variations in F Major on Schack’s or Gerl’s Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding, K. 613
13. Andante in F Major, K. 616
Born in Lyon, pianist Walter Gieseking studied the piano in Hanover and soon embarked on a world career as a soloist – first in Europe, then in the USA. He was an acknowledged master of the French repertoire – his recordings of piano works by Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy are legendary. Gieseking’s style of playing was formulated by not only his accuracy and gift of observation, but also his exposure to various European cultures, and awareness of widely differing musical forms, which was reflected in a very wide repertoire extending beyond the classics to composers then less well known, such as Hindemith, Schoenberg, Busoni and Szymanowski. His piano technique revealed a hitherto unknown lightness. Gieseking translated feelings effortlessly into physical movement, resulting in a unique emotional immediacy of sound. The combination of precision and such unbridled devotion again proved its worth in Walter Gieseking’s recording of Mozart’s piano works, music which demands the highest technical ability alongside an essential lightness in its acoustic. The present complete recording illustrates why Walter Gieseking must necessarily be considered one of the most important pianists of the twentieth century.