Mozart: The Violin Sonatas

The violin sound is lean; the fortepiano is well caught, and the general impression is bright. The early ‘Palatine’ sonatas...certainly have their charm here, the A major K305 glowing with life.... — Classical Music, February 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 12th Jan 2018
Catalogue No: ACC24334
Label: Accent

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Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 17 in C major, K296

Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) & Luc Devos (fortepiano)

Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 18 in G major, K301

Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) & Luc Devos (fortepiano)

Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 19 in E flat major, K302

Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) & Luc Devos (fortepiano)

Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 20 in C major, K303

Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) & Luc Devos (fortepiano)

Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor, K304

Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) & Luc Devos (fortepiano)

Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 22 in A major, K305

Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) & Luc Devos (fortepiano)

Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 23 in D major, K306

Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) & Luc Devos (fortepiano)

Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 24 in F major, K376

Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) & Luc Devos (fortepiano)

Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 25 in F major, K377

Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) & Luc Devos (fortepiano)

Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 26 in B flat major, K378

Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) & Luc Devos (fortepiano)

Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G major, K379

Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) & Luc Devos (fortepiano)

Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 28 in E flat major, K380

Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) & Luc Devos (fortepiano)

Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 32 in B flat major, K454

Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) & Luc Devos (fortepiano)

Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 33 in E flat major K481

Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) & Luc Devos (fortepiano)

Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 35 in A major, K526

Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) & Luc Devos (fortepiano)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart developed the violin sonatas as a genre in three phases: the six so-called Palatine Sonatas (Kurfürstinnen-Sonaten) originated in Mannheim and Paris in 1778 and were dedicated to the Electress Palatine Maria Elisabeth. They were then still called Sonatas for Harpsichord or Fortepiano Accompanied by the Violin and ostensibly featured the piano. These sonatas were apparently met with some interest, for Mozart published six further pieces under the name Auernhammer Sonatas. The sonatas were dedicated to their namesake and already stood in stark contrast to their predecessors.

Although Mozart still viewed them as “piano sonatas”, these pieces can readily be considered as violin sonatas in modern terms. In the three following Späte Wiener Sonaten, Mozart employs both instruments in absolute equality, thus bringing the genre to its consummate apogee. Sigiswald Kuijken and his piano “accompanist” Luc Devos have recorded these works on historical instruments from 1991 to 2006. For the very first time, they are published as a complete collection on 5 CDs.

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Classical Music February 2018

The violin sound is lean; the fortepiano is well caught, and the general impression is bright. The early ‘Palatine’ sonatas...certainly have their charm here, the A major K305 glowing with life. The ‘Auernhammer’ sonatas reveal greater equality of parts: the F major K377 is exciting in extremis in its first movement, and contains a fabulous set of variations (as does K379). The later Vienna Sonatas (K454, 481 and 526) have gravitas and charm in equal measure. Recommended.

Mozart: The Violin Sonatas

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