Search - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alfred Brendel :: Mozart: Piano Sonatas K281, K282, K576; Fantasia in C minor, K396

Another great recording in a series

Thomas P. Fletcher | Atlanta, GA USA | 09/08/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a truly great recording. The sound quality is supurb, and the playing is amazing. K282 is a new one for me - the first movement is an adagio (not typical) and the 2nd theme of the exposition returns first in the recapitulation, in the tonic key - Mozart likes to do this sometimes. this movement is hauntingly beautiful. actually, i have a recording of gould playing this but it just kind of went through me.



K281 is more popular - Horowitz recorded it and i have been listening to it for years.



All three of these sonatas are perfect specimans of classical form.



Brendel is the epitomy of rationality, but never lacks emotion or artistry. He must have put a great deal of thought into these, and he has inspired me to listen to other recordings of the mozart sonatas - such as Uchida, Barenboim, De Larrocha and Schiff.



highly recommended."

Captures the lightness of Mozart

Redgecko | USA | 07/08/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is the fourth installment in Brendel's 21st century cycle of Mozart's piano sonatas. And, it is good to see that he didn't make the error of recording a live performance as he did on his 2000 recording, complete with coughing and obnoxious applause. Unfortunately, it is also the shortest and clocks in at less than 56 minutes. This is unfortunate because Brendel still has 5 more sonatas to go in order to complete the cycle which will probably not fit on one recording. If Philips had generously filled this disc then one more recording would have accomplished the task. Hopefully he gets it done before his aged fingers start to fail him.







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