I havent played any mozart, and im looking for a piece to start with. The piano sonatas performed by mitsuko uchida has been in my collection for a number of years now. Mitsuko uchida, uchida mitsuko, nee le 20 decembre 1948 a atami, une ville. Its a great package for anyone who hasnt heard her celebrated performances of these or may have only heard one or two. Early in her international career, mitsuko uchida gained renown for playing mozart, garnering acclaim for her complete recorded cycles of the composers concertos and sonatas for the philips label. I have listened to it while working at home as background and my son in particular has found it helps him greatly in the creation of fantastic sandwiches, particularly piano sonata no. It was uchida s concert performances and these subsequent recordings of the mozart sonatas that catapulted her into the world class, where she has remained ever since. She won a second award in 2001 for her recording of schoenbergs piano concerto with pierre boulez. Mitsuko uchida arrived several days early to start preparing for her ongoing recording project with the cleveland orchestra, a series of mozart piano concertos on decca. She has championed mozarts sonatas and concertos for decades, and is now among a handful of peerless elder ambassadors uchidas. The entry in mozart s own thematic catalog, dated june 26, 1788, adds that the sonata was intended for beginners. Nothing, though, could surely beat mozarts piano concertos for their lifeenhancing wealth of feeling.
After coming second in the 1975 leeds international piano competition, uchida made her reputation as a mozartian when her recording of the piano sonatas won a gramophone award in 1989. Mozart sonatas 545, 570, 576, 533494 432 hz duration. After reading around the forum, i got the impression that mozart s sonata in c major, k545, is considered an easy piece. Haydns symphonies with mitsuko uchida digital concert hall. I am more than willing to happily suck it up for the privilege and pleasure of hearing mitsuko uchida unperturbedly work her magic in front of her customary collectively mesmerized audience. Feb 15, 2014 the soloist in messiaens oiseaux exotiques for piano and small orchestra from 19551956 is the japanese pianist mitsuko uchida, who also performs wolfgang amadeus mozarts piano concerto in b flat major k. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Her performance of mozarts sonatas established her reputation. The piano sonatas by mitsuko uchida on amazon music. Hear them over and over and they always offer something new. The first movement is in sonataallegro form, and mitsuko uchida shows us the bass notes as well as the memorable treble melody by clarity of tone. The soloist in messiaens oiseaux exotiques for piano and small orchestra from 19551956 is the japanese pianist mitsuko uchida, who also performs wolfgang amadeus mozarts piano concerto in b flat major k.
Nearly 20 years after completing a set of 21 concertos with jeffrey tate and the english chamber orchestra on philips, she is revisiting a number of them at severance hall, where the pieces. Mozart sonata facile sonate 16 in c major andante k 545 2 1 4 3 4 3 2 3 4 4 1 1 pp 5 2 p 3 2 2 4 5 1 3 5 5 5 4 1 2 4 p mp 7 3 1 4 1 4 3 5 5 3 2 mp 4 p 2 3 10. She finds great depth and intricacy in the music of mozart. The tempos for k545 are perhaps best determined by good phrasing. Mozart called his sonata k 545 eine kleine klaviersonate fur anfanger a little. For the complete sonatas you might try mitsuko uchida. That said, she does seem to race through some of the sonata movements, to my liking anyway, where i would take tempo a bit slower. Mitsuko uchida plays mozart like we all wish we could. After reading around the forum, i got the impression that mozarts sonata in c major, k545, is considered an easy piece. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Philips has reissued, at an affordable price, mitsuko uchida s recordings of all the mozart piano sonatas. Universally known as the sonata facile or semplice, the relative ease of k. The world music mitsuko uchida, mozart sonata facile. Mar 25, 2016 inspired performance by the legendary mitsuko uchida, of the andante from mozart s piano sonata in c major, k.
Her performance of mozart s sonatas established her reputation. All of wolfgang amadeus mozarts piano sonatas are available from g. Mozart mitsuko uchida the complete piano sonatas 1988. Mozart piano sonatas mitsuko uchida a goodmusicguide. Buy mozart the piano concertos by wolfgang amadeus mozart, jeffrey tate, english chamber orchestra, mitsuko uchida from amazons classical music store. The concert started in the most understated and captivating way with mozarts piano sonata in c major, a relatively short and deceptively simple work that nevertheless rarely fails to leave a lasting impression, especially when it is played with the elegance and clarity that ms. January 24, 2006 pianist mitsuko uchida is an introspective type of player. This cd requires additional production time and ships within 23 business days. Mitsuko uchida is one of the worlds leading mozarteans. Mitsuko uchida, piano ums university musical society. Firstly the piano concertos 23 and 24, recorded in 2008 on decca 4781524 which won a grammy award in 2011 for the best instrumental soloists performance with orchestra. When i phone to book a table at clarkes, the west london restaurant mitsuko uchida has chosen for lunch, the voice on the end of the line instantly picks up the name. Maria joao pires, sviatoslav richter, grigori sokolov, andreas staier et mitsuko uchida.
Philips has reissued, at an affordable price, mitsuko uchidas recordings of all the mozart piano sonatas. Mitsuko uchida was a reluctant concert pianist but felt a kinship with schuberts music. Feb 25, 2006 mitsuko uchida was a reluctant concert pianist but felt a kinship with schuberts music. Inspired performance by the legendary mitsuko uchida, of the andante from mozarts piano sonata in c major, k. Jatekok, followed the fantasy, while uchida had begun the evening with mozarts c major sonata k545. Legendary pianist mitsuko uchida brings a deep insight into the music she plays through her own quest for truth and beauty. Once you purchase a sheet music, you will be able to download the pdf file right away from the website.
After some twenty years it is pleasing to see that mitsuko uchida is recording live a new selection of the mozart concertos. Provided to youtube by universal music group mozart. Her mozart concerto recordings with jeffrey tate and the english chamber orchestra confirmed her as one of the finest, most discriminating and accomplished mozartians around. It was uchidas concert performances and these subsequent recordings of the mozart sonatas that catapulted her into the world class, where she has remained ever since. Mozart, mitsuko uchida, english chamber orchestra, jeffrey tate piano concertos klavierkonzerte no. Renowned for her interpretations of mozart, schubert, schumann and beethoven, she has also illuminated the music of berg, schoenberg, webern and boulez for a new generation of listeners. She opens her first ums concert since her 1998 debut with a delicate mozart sonata, and rounds it out with the us.