Rafał Blechacz - Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (2008)

Tracklist

01. Piano Sonata in E-Flat, H. XVI. No. 52: I. Allegro
02. Piano Sonata in E-Flat, H. XVI. No. 52: II. Adagio
03. Piano Sonata in E-Flat, H. XVI. No. 52: III. Finale (Presto)
04. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 2: I. Allegro Vivace
05. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 2, No. 2: II. Largo Appassionato
06. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 2, No. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegretto)
07. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 2, No. 2: IV. Rondo (Grazioso)
08. Piano Sonata No. 9 in D, K. 311: I. Allegro con Spirito
09. Piano Sonata No. 9 in D, K. 311: II. Andantino con Espressione
10. Piano Sonata No. 9 in D, K. 311: III. Rondeau (Allegro)

Rafal Blechacz’s debut album for Deutsche Grammophon, the complete Chopin Preludes, went platinum in Poland within a month of its release. He now follows up this success with a recital devoted to the “Viennese Classics”: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. A compelling overview of the piano sonatas of these three great masters, combining Haydn’s mature E flat major Sonata with Mozart’s lovely D major Sonata K. 311 and Beethoven’s early Sonata op. 2 no. 2, which he dedicated to his teacher Haydn

Rafal has played these sonatas many times in concert and counts them among the works that have shaped his playing.

By juxtaposing the different styles of these three great composers, Rafal displays his stylistic security and balance, both of which have been widely acclaimed in recent concert reviews

“He’s an architect in sonority. Every nuance, however tiny, seems to emerge just as Blechacz intended it . . . Judiciously measured and deeply felt music-making of mature pianistic insight.” (Süddeutsche Zeitung)

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