Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 'Facile'
Genres:
Instrumental » Piano Solos » Piano Sonatas
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There is much to admire here thanks to Ólafsson’s superb pianism, most notably in Haydn’s Sonata No. 47, Mozart’s little C major Sonata and his Adagio in B minor; his Kleine Gigue goes like... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd September 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Piano
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By common consent, Mitsuko Uchida is among the leading Mozart pianists of today, and her recorded series of the piano sonatas won critical acclaim as it appeared and finally Gramophone Awards... —
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Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Instrumental
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Radu Lupu: The Unreleased Recordings
Decca Masters and Radio Tapes 1970-2002
Radu Lupu (piano), Tel Aviv String Quartet, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Kazimierz Kord
The very qualities that limited his discography - doubt, self-criticism, an acute fear of exposure - are precisely those that give these recordings their emotional charge. Heard now, they do... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2026, Archive Issue of the Month
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The crucial factor is the profound understanding, sophistication and sense of joy with which he delves into the personality of the composer, not just that of his piano...This treasurable set... —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2022, Recording of theWeek
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2022
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Nominated - Instrumental
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Leonskaja always treads the tightrope between prettiness and excessive emphases...Perfection? For me, it’s a yes. Can we have the Haydn and even the Beethoven sonatas complete from Leonskaja... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, Recording of the Month
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Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 23
Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
there is much that is admirable. Buniatishvili’s unfussy way with slow movements, leaving their vocally inspired melodic lines largely unadorned, is a refreshing change from the current fashion... —
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A golden release for a golden milestone: Angela Hewitt reaches her 50th album for Hyperion Records with this final volume in her series of Mozart's complete piano sonatas. The Canadian pianist... —
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If the programme sounds familiar, the reality is anything but. The first movement of Beethoven’s Sonata Op. 2 No. 3 emerges spacious and unhurried…The Op. 119 Bagatelles are an even greater... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th May 2020
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2020, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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The first thing that strikes is his affection for this music, which shines out of every bar: the care with which he approaches every sonata, whether mature or early, is consistently impressive.... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrumental
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Young Talent of the Year
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His avowed aim in playing Mozart is to avoid the elegance and gracefulness of traditional performance-practice, and to bring out instead the music's nervous energy. —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2011, Editor's Choice
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Building A Library, February 2025, Recommended Recording (Piano Sonata No. 15)
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