Robert Silverman Mozart Ps2010

In a career spanning more than five decades, Robert Silverman has climbed every peak of serious pianism: lauded performances of the complete sonata cycles by Beethoven and Mozart; concerts in prestigious halls across the globe; orchestral appearances with many of the world's greatest conductors; and award-winning recordings distributed internationally. Recognized as one of Canada's premiere pianists, Robert Silverman has reached a level of musical and technical authority that can only be accomplished after years of deep commitment to the instrument and its vast literature.

Renowned Canadian pianist Robert Silverman, a master of the international stage, debuts on the Steinway & Sons label with a superb performance of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1.

“For this reviewer, Silverman left no doubt; he is one of the finest pianists I have ever heard, live or on recordings. Always utterly committed to his vision, he has a big, warm sound, a technique equal to all difficulties, and an exemplary sense of tonal refinement.”

These bracing, unorthodox fortepiano readings of Mozart's first three keyboard sonatas are the first in a series by Robert Levin, a professor at Harvard University. Levin is among the first players to use the fortepiano's agility in the service of speed and flash. His Mozart is quick, jumpy, technically impressive, and distinctly unlyrical – "un-Mozartian" will be the first reaction for many listeners…

Robert Casadesus spielt Mozart: Was Bach für Glenn Gould ist, bedeutet Mozart für den französischen Pianisten Robert Casadesus. Seine Mozartaufnahmen setzen bis heute Maßstäbe.

Franz Xaver Mozart, who studied with Salieri and Hummel, was a composer-pianist like his father, Wolfgang Amadeus, but inevitably laboured under the weight of huge expectation. This album contains his largest work for solo piano, the Piano Sonata in G major – an assured, distinctive piece that balances dance with drive. His most virtuosic work is the exuberant Fantasy on a Russian Song and a Krakowiak, while his mischievous Variations on a Russian Theme and the variations on his father’s Don Giovanni illustrate Franz Xaver’s great gifts for elaboration and playfulness. Robert Markham, who has conducted research into the life and music of Franz Xaver Mozart, has been hailed as a performer of ‘astonishing lucidity and coherence’ by Musical Opinion.

The first complete recording of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's piano sonatas on the composer's own fortepiano. This box set comprises unfinished fragments by the Austrian composer completed by American pianist and Mozart scholar Robert Levin in consideration of Mozart's idioms and the compositional mannerisms of the era. His interpretations of the sonatas are informed by the performance practice customs of the First Viennese School, including improvised elements and decorations in the repeats.

Franz Xaver Mozart, who studied with Salieri and Hummel, was a composer-pianist like his father, Wolfgang Amadeus, but inevitably laboured under the weight of huge expectation.