Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas Vol. 4
Canary, 2023
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Listen to Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas Vol. 4
The world-adored concert pianist Orli Shaham continues to work her way through Mozart’s piano sonatas, where her embracing of new technology allows for a different range of music that Shaham honors with her inimitable playing.
“Piano Sonata In F Major, No. 2, K.280” opens the listen with warm, agile playing that emits much intimacy that’s also prone to quick bursts of complicated and exciting progressions.
The middle track belongs to the strong, melodic gestures of “Piano Sonata In C Major, No. 1, K.279”, where calmer moments of beauty enters amid the firm key manipulation.
The final track, “Piano Sonata In D Major, No. 6, K. 284 ‘Durnitz’”, showcases incredible finger acrobatics that are as captivating as they are emotive, and truly illustrates Shaham’s profound vision.
There’s still 2 volumes left in this series (Volumes 5 and 6 will be released on February 9, 2024), and whether this is your first taste of it or you’ve been following all along, you’re going to be in awe of these interpretations.
Travels well with: Orli Shaham- Complete Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 & 3; Josh Tatsuo Cullen- Scenes In Tin Can Alley