He regularly gives recitals on his own fortepiano, including complete mozart and beethoven sonata cycles, and has played concertos with the orchestra of the 18th century, the orchestra of the age of enlightenment, the hanover band. Fantasie in c minor ronald brautigam, fortepiano bis cd835837 380. So about a month ago i purchased a number of fortepiano recordings, including ron brautigam s complete beethoven piano sonatas on fortepiano, recorded on the bis label. On the whole, i find ronald brautigam and robert levin to be the best. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Ronald brautigam brings his solo beethoven cycle for bis to a triumphant. Bart van oort offers just about every mozart solo piece extant including what appears to be the first recording of eight pieces, and, throws in the works for piano. Interview with ronald brautigam magazine kings place. I highly recommend this album to those seeking to find an excellent recording of mozart s complete piano sonatas. I have been listening to the set for a month, almost nonstop, and am now prepared to go on the record. Ronald brautigam fortepiano and piano official website. In 1996 ronald brautigam recorded all of mozarts music for solo piano on a. Ronald brautigam has deservedly earned a reputation as one of hollands most respected musicians, remarkable not only for his virtuosity and musicality but also for the eclectic nature of his musical interests. These recordings defined the sound of beethoven for me until i heard robert levins and jos van immerseels recordings of mozart s concertos for fortepiano.
This is the last movement alla turca in sonata kv331 a major. The piano music of mozart presents us with no conundrum for instrumentation. Mozart, ronald brautigam the complete piano sonatas. Classical mozart, ronald brautigam the complete piano sonatas 2000, cd discogs. Q your recordings of the beethoven sonatas the cycle you did for the bis. Beethoven sonatas on fortepiano at the amsterdam concertgebouw. So do ronald brautigam s more recent pianoforte mozart sonata recordings on bis, the periodinstrument mozart sonata cycle to have. Those four, by the way, will be included in the final disc in the bis series. In 1996 ronald brautigam recorded all of mozart s music for solo piano on a superb 1992 fortepiano built and maintained by paul mcnulty of amsterdam after anton gabriel walter c. Brautigam s imaginative interpretations capture mozart s many moods, from the gallant style of the six earliest sonatas to the tensile drama and operatic leanings of the a minor k. The current disc thus includes the first piano concerto mozart actually wrote, number 5, k. Brautigam s phrasing, for instance, conveys a stronger sense of the slow movements operatic nature, whereas baduraskodas inflections and accents sometimes impede the musics melodic flow. According to us magazine fanfare this could be a beethoven pianosonata cycle that challenges the. Tr24smof beethoven the complete piano sonatas ronald brautigam 200420102014 classical.
After all, as black points out in the preface to his score, whatever the. Secure with no c2, accurate stream, disable cache combined readwrite offset correction. Sometime ago, i purchased vladimir ashkenazys recordings of beethovens piano sonatas in one boxed set london decca. Ronald brautigam, internationally respected musician, remarkable not only for his virtuosity and musicality but also for the eclectic nature of his musical interests, presents a history of piano music. Besides his performances on modern instruments ronald brautigam has developed a great passion for the fortepiano.
He seems to recreate, and to make you think, that you are back in time and listening to mozart himself play, not to mention make you think that you want to stay for a while. The complete piano sonatas 2014 eclassical flac 2444,188,2 october 16, 2019 admin hires digital download ronald brautigam mozart. Chopins ballades, schumanns novelletten and, later, liszts symphonic poems are all examples of this romantic urge to create works that transcend the divide between the arts. Piano concertos 2019 prokofiev schubert dutilleux jolivet.
This is wonderful recording of mozart s piano sonatas. Piano notes a journey through the history of piano music from js bach to frederic chopin. Beethovens les adieux sonata comes alive in ronald brautigams hands by. In 2004 he released the first of a 15cd beethoven cycle on fortepiano. Bart van oort offers just about every mozart solo piece extant including what appears to be the first recording of eight pieces, and, throws in the works for piano duet and two pianos for good measure. The second, ronald brautigam is an excelent pianist, who knows very good styl of mozart s piano music. Ronald brautigam, piano during the early 19th century a number of composers began to write in new genres inspired by literature.
Ronald brautigam has deservedly earned a reputation as one of hollands most respected. Willens, resulting in a series of 11 cds with mozarts complete piano concertos on fortepiano. The first, this is beautiful copy instrument building like pianos from times of mozart. Its similar to the broadwood fortepiano owned by beethoven in his later years.
The 50 greatest mozart recordings 2019 update gramophone. Indeed, we now know that records of mozart piano concertos dont come any better. Whose is the best interpretation of mozarts piano sonatas. The two and three piano concertos are included in the standard list of 27, and numbers 14 are actually arrangements by mozart of contemporary piano sonatas by other composers. Mozart the complete piano sonatas, ronald brautigam, fortepiano, cd6 used drive. Complete piano sonatas the wolfgang amadeus mozart by ronald brautigam download and listen to the album streaming plans download store magazine categories. Pianist ronald brautigam tries to recreate beethovens own. Ronald brautigam is generally good though a little ha.
Sometimes brautigam s tapered diminuendos seem a bit arch and unnatural. Nevertheless the sonatas score heavily in charm and, in the last six years of his. Ronald brautigam is a leading fortepianist as well as a master of the modern piano. He has received numerous awards including the dutch music prize and a 2010 midem classical award for best concerto recording for his cd of beethoven piano concertos with the. This is the ninth installment in ronald brautigam s series of the complete piano concertos by wolfgang amadeus mozart. It is one of only two concertos by mozart written in a minor key, and is a lot. Ronald brautigam s sonata and variations cycles include the fantasies, rondos and other miscellaneous solo works. In 1995 ronald brautigam began what has proved a highly successful association with the swedish label bis. Brautigam s imaginative interpretations capture mozart s many moods, from the gallant style of the six earliest sonatas to the tensile drama and operatic leanings of the a minor read more k. Dutch pianist ronald brautigam has been hailed as one of the truefire. Among the more than 40 titles released so far are mendelssohns piano concertos with the am ster dam sinfonietta and, on the fortepiano, the complete piano works of mozart and haydn. Three of these, k 107 nos i iii, based on keyboard sonatas by. Find ronald brautigam discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Albums include jazz music, the jazz album royal concertgebouw orchestrariccardo chailly, and kammermusik 17.
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