Bezuidenhout, Kristian

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...

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...

Daniel Hope: The Warner Recordings - Bach, Mozart, Berg, Britten, Foulds, Shostakovich, Shankar, Falla et al. / Daniel Hope, violin

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV ...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Blankestijn, Marieke; Chakraborty, Asok; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Knauer, Sebastian; Martin, Jaime; Mazumdar, Gaurav; Sebastian, Gilda
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Watkins, Paul; Oramo, Sakari; Shostakovich, Maxim

Called "adventurous and brilliant" by the New York Times, Hope was named "the most exciting British string player since Jacqueline du Pré," by the London...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...

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...

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 3 & 9 / Viktoria Mullova, violin

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Mullova, Viktoria

Following on the critical success of her brilliant recording of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas, this new CD of Beethoven sonatas sees Viktoria Mullova partnered with...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Leys, England (12/14/2009-12/16/2009)....continue...

Air: A Baroque Journey

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-03-16

Works: Andrea Falconieri: Ciaccona (from Il primo libro de canzoni); La suave melodia y su corrente; Passacalle; George Frederick Handel: HWV 437; Diego Ortiz: Recercada no 2; Biagio Marini: Passacalio; Nic...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Borrani, Lorenza; Conway, William; Eaton, Steuart; Gould, Lucy; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor]; Maass, Stefan; Rath, Stephan; Senft, Enno; Sorensen, H...

'Air' sets out to trace a baroque journey. It is the story of four unique composers, three of whom were virtuoso violinists - Falconiero, Matteis...continue...
Recording information: Nimbus Records, Wyastone (06/2009)....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...

Mozart: Violin Sonatas / Petra Müllejans, Kristian Bezuidenhout

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-03-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in B flat major, K 454; Sonata for violin & piano no 27 in G major, K. 379 (K. 373a); Variations (6) on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant," for ...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Müllejans, Petra

According to legend, Mozart was so rushed when writing K379 and K454 that he was forced to premiere the pieces with incomplete piano parts. Paying...continue...

Daniel Hope Plays Vivaldi

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-02-03

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'inquietudine"), RV 234; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in E minor, RV 273; Trio Sonata for 2 Violins and Basso Continu...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; von Otter, Anne Sofie

The winning team of Daniel Hope and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe come together again for Hope's second album on DG. Hope is joined by...continue...

Schwanengesang - Schubert, Mendelssohn / Kobow, Bezuidenhout

1 CD / ATMA / 2007-09-25

Works: Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Felix Mendelssohn: Songs (6), Op. 34; Songs (6), Op. 47; Songs (6), Op. 86; On Wings of Song; Gruss; Songs (6), Op. 19a
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Kobow, Jan; McNulty, Paul

"This recording is a marvel. Singer and accompanist really sound like equal partners, and their performance is elegant and thoughtful. The articulation of the moving...continue...

Bach: Violin Concertos, etc / Hope, Bezuidenhout, et al

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-09-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV ...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Blankestijn, Marieke; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Martín, Jaime

"Playing that really fizzes: there's no disguising the spirit of the dance here... First impressions suggest a high-energy, tightly accented approach, "period"-schooled while retaining an...continue...

Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin / Kobow, Bezuidenhout

1 CD / ATMA / 2005-04-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25)
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Kobow, Jan

Sturm und Drang - Mozart / Kristian Bezuidenhout

1 CD / Fleur de Son / 2001-03-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy for Piano in C minor, K 475; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C minor, K 457; Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Sonata for Piano no 8 in A minor, K 310 (300d); Fantasia fo...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian