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Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vol. 4 - Piano Sonatas K283 & K311; Fantasia K397 et al. / Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-01-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 (385g); Sonata for Piano no 9 in D major, K. 311 (K. 284c); Prelude and Fugue for Piano in C major, K 394 (383a); Variations (12) for Pi...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian

On volume four of his widely acclaimed traversal of Mozart's music for solo keyboard, forte pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout performs on an instrument by Paul McNulty,...continue...
Recording information: Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London, England (10/2011)....continue...

Weber: Violin Sonatas Op. 10/1-6; Piano Quartet Op. 8 / Isabelle Faust, violin; Alexander Melnikov, fortepiano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-01-08

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Sonata for piano & violin obbligato no 6 in C major, J. 104 (Op. 10b/6); Sonata for piano & violin obbligato no 3 in D minor, J. 101 (Op. 10b/3); Sonata for piano & violin obbli...
Performers: Faust, Boris; Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Schmidt, Wolfgang Emanuel

Was Carl Maria von Weber born only to compose Der Freischütz? So, at least, many people have thought, forgetting the existence of a catalogue of...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (06/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos K. 453 & 482 / Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano; Petra Mullejans, Freiburger Barockorchester

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in A major, K 386; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian
Conductors: Müllejans, Petra
Ensemble: Freiburger Barockorchester

Mozart places melody at the very heart of his concertos. Introverted and sometimes uncertain at the start of K453, it is subsequently transmuted into birdsong...continue...
Recording information: Freiburg (DE), Ensemblehaus (05/2012)....continue...

Mozart: Keyboard Music Vol.3 / Kristian Bezuidenhout

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c); Variations (8) for Piano in F major on "Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding", K 613; Fantasia for Piano in C minor, K ...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian

In Volume 3 of his widely acclaimed traversal of Mozart's music for solo keyboard, forte pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout plays a modern reproduction of an 1805...continue...
Recording information: Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London, England (05/2011)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Double Concerto; Piano Concerto / Kristian Bezuidenhout

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano in A minor; Concerto for Piano and Violin in D minor
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Von der Goltz, Gottfried
Conductors: Von der Goltz, Gottfried
Ensemble: ; Freiburger Barockorchester

Three years before the Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Felix Mendelssohn wrote an amazing concerto for fortepiano and violin, built on the Classical model but brimming...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (04/2010)....continue...

The Art of Lied / Werner Gura, tenor, Christoph Berner, piano

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Im Gegenwärtigen Vergangenes, D 710; Die Nachthelle, D 892/Op. 134; Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, op. 48; Hugo Wolf: Fußreise; Er ists; Mörike ...
Performers: Berner, Christoph; Gura, Werner; Mayers, Philip; Schultsz, Jan

Mozart: Keyboard Music Vol. 2

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-01-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 10 in C major, K 330 (300h); Rondo for Piano no 3 in A minor, K 511; Rondo for Piano no 1 in D major, K 485; Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Sonata fo...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian

Fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout continues his multidisc survey of Mozart’s music for solo keyboard. Volume 2 features an instrument by Paul McNulty, modeled on a Viennese...continue...
Recording information: Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London, England (01/2010)....continue...

Mozart: Keyboard Music Vol. 1

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-03-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy for Piano in C minor, K 475; Sonata for Piano in F major, K. 533/494; Sonata for Piano no 16 in B flat major, K. 570; Variations (10) for Piano in G major on Gluck's ...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian

International Record Review
This survey looks likely to set a new benchmark.
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Recording information: Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London, England (05/2009)....continue...

Haydn: Piano Trios no 25-27 / Cohen, Höbarth, Coin

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-02-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio in A flat major, H. 15/14; Keyboard Trio in C minor, H. 15/13; Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in E minor, H 15 no 12
Performers: Cohen, Patrick [Piano]; Coin, Christophe; Hobarth, Erich

BBC Music Magazine
Delightfully conversational playing from three fine musicians, especially Patrick Cohen on fortepiano. Natural flow of the Fauré, the Ravel is stunning.
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Mozart: Lieder & Klavierstücke / Güra, Berner

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-03-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Verschweigung, K 518; Das Lied der Trennung, K 519; Wie unglücklich bin ich nit, K 147 (125g); An die Einsamkeit, K 391 (340b); Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 ...
Performers: Berner, Christoph; Gura, Werner

After his highly personal exploration of Romantic lieder by Schubert and Wolf, tenor Werner Gura now turns to less familiar repertoire with this selection of...continue...

Schubert: Sonatas for Violin and Piano / Manze, Egarr

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-10-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in D major, D 384/Op 137 no 1; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in A minor, D 385/Op. 137 no 2; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G minor, D 408/Op 137 no 3;...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew

"Manze plays a violin from 1834, and Egarr plays a fortepiano from 1815 in a set of perfectly-balanced readings. Everything Manze and Egarr do sounds...continue...

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas no 4 & 7 / Sepec, Staier

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-11-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for violin & piano no 7 in C minor ("Eroica"), Op. 30/2; Variations (12) for Violin and Piano on "Se vuol ballare", WoO 40; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 4 in A minor, O...
Performers: Sepec, Daniel; Staier, Andreas

"The star of this disc is the violin, once owned by Beethoven, possibly the instrument on which some sonatas were premiered. Yet there's no kid...continue...

Mozart: Fantasias & Rondos / Richard Egarr

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-08-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 (385g); Rondo for Piano no 1 in D major, K 485; Capriccio for Piano in C major, K 395 (300g); Rondo for Piano no 3 in A minor, K 511; Mar...
Performers: Egarr, Richard

"Egarr's fortepiano (by Johann Zahler, Brno, c1805), though capable of wide dynamics and tonal colours, has crisp timbres... These magnificent works are brought out from...continue...

Mozart: Violin Sonatas / Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-12-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, K 377 (374e); Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, K 380 (374f); Sonata for violin & piano no 30 in C major (fragment), K. 403...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew; Zahler, Johann

Mozart: Violin Sonatas / Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-10-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, K 377 (374e); Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, K 380 (374f); Sonata for violin & piano no 30 in C major (fragment), K. 403...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew; Zahler, Johann

"There is a near perfect balance and unity of insight between Andrew Manze and Richard Egarr." - International Record Review "One of the beauties of...continue...

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Jacobs, Gens, Ciofi, et al

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-05-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Ciofi, Patrizia; Figueiredo, Nicolau de; Gens, Veronique; Keenlyside, Simon; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Randall, Elizabeth; Re...
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Rene Jacobs' historic performances of 'Le Nozze di Figaro' at the Threatre des Champs-Elysees led to rave reviews in the French press and a revival...continue...