Mozart: Sonatas 15 - 18 (pires)
Label: REGIS Catalog: RRC1382 Format: CD Maria João Pires (piano), Recorded in 1974Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 15 in F major, K533/494 Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 'Facile' Piano Sonata No. 17 in B flat major, K570 Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K576 'Hunt' Fantasia in D minor, K397 Beautiful performances of Mozart’s late piano sonatas by the world renowned Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires. The recordings originally appeared on the Denon label in the 1970s and are now available from Regis at super-budget price. 'Pires has always been something of a Mozart specialist, and her playing is tasteful and cleanly articulated, the lyrical melodies sensitively shaped, the passage work fluent and even. Nothing she does is ever harsh or graceless.' Gramophone Price: $15.98 |