Peter Donohoe – Mozart – Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4 (2021)
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Volume 4 of Peter Donohoe’s acclaimed survey of Mozart’s Piano Sonatas on SOMM Recordings focuses on the composer’s adoption of the newly emerging pianoforte and his bold exploitation of its more sophisticated voicing.
Sonata No. 1 in C major, K. 279 and Sonata No. 5 in G major, K. 283 were composed as a set of six “difficult” sonatas by the 18-year-old prodigy in 1774. Containing hints of the mature genius to come, the Scarlatti-accented outer movements of the First Sonata frame a seductively perfumed, sensuously realised central passage of precocious sophistication. Sonata No. 5 moves from grace to complexity to echo C. P. E. Bach before ending in a breathless, left-hand accented contradanse celebrating the growing freedom and fluidity of Mozart’s piano writing.
More emotionally conflicted, Sonata No. 12 in F major, K. 332 was composed in the wake of Mozart’s failed search for employment in Paris, his mother’s death and a moment of spiritual despair. Two miniatures complete the volume: the mysterious and engrossing late Minuet in D major, K. 355 and the austere and searching Allegro in G minor, K. 312. Christopher Morley returns as author of the series’ authoritative and illuminating booklet notes.
Tracklist
01. Peter Donohoe – Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279: I. Allegro
02. Peter Donohoe – Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279: II. Andante
03. Peter Donohoe – Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279: III. Allegro
04. Peter Donohoe – Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283: I. Allegro
05. Peter Donohoe – Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283: II. Andante
06. Peter Donohoe – Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283: III. Presto
07. Peter Donohoe – Minuet in D Major, K. 355
08. Peter Donohoe – Allegro in G Minor, K. 312
09. Peter Donohoe – Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: I. Allegro
10. Peter Donohoe – Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: II. Adagio
11. Peter Donohoe – Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: III. Allegro assai
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