Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Horowitz Plays Mozart

I bought this when I was 12. I didn't like the Sonatas, probably because I had played too many of them.
But I immediately fell in love with the Concerto K488 and picked up the score from a friend to learn it. It's a very charming, lively piece, with two cadenza woven nicely in the 1st and 3rd movement.
Then of course, there was Horowitz, legendary in playing Romantic pieces (like Liszt's or Chopin's). His energy blends so well with this loveable, easy listening Classical piece.
Though, there is a shortcoming about the recording... it sounds quite 'vintage' with inpurities.

1. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488: 1. Allegro
2. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488: 2. Adagio
3. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488: 3. Allegro assai
4. Piano Sonata In B Flat Major, K. 333: 1. Allegro
5. Piano Sonata In B Flat Major, K. 333: 2. Andante cantabile
6. Piano Sonata In B Flat Major, K. 333: 3. Allegretto grazioso

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