All this week on Classic Drive, Lorcan will feature music from 'Mozart: Piano Sonatas K457, 533, 545, 570 & 576' by Angela Hewitt
Hewitt's 50th release on Hyperion also marks the final step in her odyssey of recording all of Mozart's piano sonatas. It includes Mozart's so-called "Facile" Sonata, played by millions of piano students throughout the years. Also on the album is Mozart's Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman," better known to English-speaking audiences as the tune to "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." Hewitt's impeccable technique and deep understanding of the composer are put to work; as she says in the liner notes, "the difficulties are enormous, even if the notes on the page aren't that hard to play."
Tracklisting:
CD 1
1. Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457
2. I. Molto allegro
3. II. Adagio
4. III. Allegro assai
Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533/494
5. I. Allegro, K. 533
6. II. Andante, K. 533
7. III. Rondo. Allegretto, K. 494
Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile"
8. I. Allegro
9. II. Andante
10. III. Rondo. Allegretto
11. Rondo in D Major, K. 485
12. Gigue in G Major, K. 574
CD 2
12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265
1. Theme "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
2. Var. 1
3. Var. 2
4. Var. 3
5. Var. 4
6. Var. 5
7. Var. 6
8. Var. 7
9. Var. 8
10. Var. 9
11. Var. 10
12. Var. 11. Adagio
13. Var. 12
Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570
14. I. Allegro
15. II. Adagio
16. III. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576
17. I. Allegro
18. II. Adagio
19. III. Allegretto
20. Adagio in B Minor, K. 540
21. Rondo in A Minor, K. 511
Tune in at 5:20 everyday this week to hear a selection from this album on Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive.