Mozart piano sonatas

[DarkAngel]

Step One - Buy the Brautigam.   

Indeed

Mentioned by many here already in this thread, an absolute essential purchase for Mozart sonatas........but don't wait forever the BIS boxset is becoming hard to find and very rare on the used market like Amazon. Good set to discover the magic of forte piano sound (Anton Walter replica instrument)

[Scarpia]

Indeed

Mentioned by many here already in this thread, an absolute essential purchase for Mozart sonatas........but don't wait forever the BIS boxset is becoming hard to find and very rare on the used market like Amazon. Good set to discover the magic of forte piano sound (Anton Walter replica instrument)

I have the set, which is a combination of two BIS box sets (sonatas and variations).  I have only listened to a very limited extent, but find it superb so far.

[Antoine Marchand]

Looks interesting. I don't think I have a single disk of his, sad to say. I could invest in 1 of these; pity they don't have a box set available.

If you're interested, CD Universe has the best prices and you can choose any of the six CDs because all of them are available. 

[Gurn Blanston]

If you're interested, CD Universe has the best prices and you can choose any of the six CDs because all of them are available. 

Cool. I do a lot of business with them, so I'll check it out there.

[Scarpia]

If you're interested, CD Universe has the best prices and you can choose any of the six CDs because all of them are available. 

I paid 8 bucks for a new copy of one disc from the series from Amazon Marketplace.  (The one with the Gigue.)

[Gurn Blanston]

I paid 8 bucks for a new copy of one disc from the series from Amazon Marketplace.  (The one with the Gigue.)

What did you think of it, Scarp? Other than the good price, that is.

[Scarpia]

What did you think of it, Scarp? Other than the good price, that is.

Hasn't arrived yet.   Excepts sound good.   

[Gurn Blanston]

Hasn't arrived yet.   Excepts sound good.   

Ah, a new acquisition. OK, well I hope you will drop a brief comment here when you get a chance. I've got so many irons in the fire that I need to hold off until compelling evidence shows the error of my ways.

[sTisTi]

How about this disc?



It's budget priced and contains the following:
Fantasia in C minor, K. 475
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457
Fantasia in D minor, K. 397   
12 Variations in C major on Ah vous dirai-je, maman, K. 265   
Rondo in A minor, K. 511

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart-Klaviersonate-Nr-14-c-moll-KV-457/hnum/4785880

[Gurn Blanston]

How about this disc?



It's budget priced and contains the following:
Fantasia in C minor, K. 475
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457
Fantasia in D minor, K. 397   
12 Variations in C major on Ah vous dirai-je, maman, K. 265   
Rondo in A minor, K. 511

Oh, I'd give it a try. Immerseel is a very reliably good fortepianist. And other than those tedious variations, the music lineup contains some favorites. Thanks for digging that up.

[Antoine Marchand]

How about this disc?



It's budget priced and contains the following:
Fantasia in C minor, K. 475
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457
Fantasia in D minor, K. 397   
12 Variations in C major on Ah vous dirai-je, maman, K. 265   
Rondo in A minor, K. 511

You are fooling us, sTisTi: That's not the budget priced version; the cheap version is exactly the same, but the cover says "plus":

[SonicMan46]

OK, Guys - coming into this updated thread late, but there now some additional 'period instrument' offerings that I was not aware of!   

Presently, I have 3 complete sets of these works, i.e. Brautigam, Uchida, & Wurtz - now I really like Brautigam for a fortepiano set & Uchida for a more modern approach (despite some mixed opinions) - Wurtz if good but I could replace her w/ another fortepiano set (STORAGE always an issue w/ me!) - so will be quite interested in how the recommendations develop here - Dave 

[George]

OK, Guys - coming into this updated thread late, but there now some additional 'period instrument' offerings that I was not aware of!   

Presently, I have 3 complete sets of these works, i.e. Brautigam, Uchida, & Wurtz - now I really like Brautigam for a fortepiano set & Uchida for a more modern approach (despite some mixed opinions) - Wurtz if good but I could replace her w/ another fortepiano set (STORAGE always an issue w/ me!) - so will be quite interested in how the recommendations develop here - Dave 

Personally, I'd trade in the Wurtz for one of Kraus's sets, either the mono on on Music and Arts or the stereo one on SONY. Her style is very different from Uchida, though like Uchida, she plays a modern piano, providing a nice contrast. Sorry if this complicates things further. 

[SonicMan46]

George,  Do you like Brautigam?  I don't think I have a single recording by him ...

Stuart - not George, but plenty of us own Brautigam recordings, assuming that the fortepiano is fine w/ you? 

Personally, and in addition to the Mozart Piano Sonatas, I have the Brautigam recordings shown below, so you can start w/ a few or w/ many - 

 

 

[Gurn Blanston]

OK, Guys - coming into this updated thread late, but there now some additional 'period instrument' offerings that I was not aware of!   

Presently, I have 3 complete sets of these works, i.e. Brautigam, Uchida, & Wurtz - now I really like Brautigam for a fortepiano set & Uchida for a more modern approach (despite some mixed opinions) - Wurtz if good but I could replace her w/ another fortepiano set (STORAGE always an issue w/ me!) - so will be quite interested in how the recommendations develop here - Dave 

Dave, I would seriously get the Badura-Skoda. As Antoine mentioned, his 2 cycles, Brautigam and Badura, complement each other very well indeed. I am not sure that one could consider that an expensive set; when I bought it 2 years ago (At Classical Music Superstore, BTW, a Marketplace vendor) I paid $32 for it. For a 6 disk box, that's a damn fair price. And excellent music making besides.

[SonicMan46]

Yep, that's it. The second time today that Amazon's search engine has let me down. Anyway, this box won't let you down, it is very nice indeed.
RE:  Paul Badura-Skoda

Hello Gurn - assume that you own the box w/ Badura-Skoda - I have him in the Schubert Piano Sonatas (and enjoy!) - now, I was reading Scott Morrison's Amazon review of the Mozart box HERE - Scott downgraded (just slightly) the sound of the fortepiano & the variable quality of the sound recordings (done over 12 yrs or so, I believe) - now, I'm not sure Scott is into these PI performances like some of us, but would be curious about your thoughts on his comments?

I've pretty much decided to replace the Wurtz box w/ a PI set, but JUST one, so want to acquire consistent and fairly uniform sound engineering - thanks all for any addition opinions - Dave 

[Antoine Marchand]

Dave, I would seriously get the Badura-Skoda. As Antoine mentioned, his 2 cycles, Brautigam and Badura, complement each other very well indeed. I am not sure that one could consider that an expensive set; when I bought it 2 years ago (At Classical Music Superstore, BTW, a Marketplace vendor) I paid $32 for it. For a 6 disk box, that's a damn fair price. And excellent music making besides.

I'm sorry, Gurn, but I didn't say that; on the contrary, I have serious problems with Brautigam in Mozart. I love his Haydn, but I am not in tune, I don't understand his Mozart or his Beethoven.

I was talking about Badura-Skoda and Lubimov, this latter a quite more radical option than Brautigam and not generally accepted for most of the people; firstly, I suppose, because the sound of his instruments is rather less "mainstream" than Brautigam.   

[Coopmv]

Stuart - not George, but plenty of us own Brautigam recordings, assuming that the fortepiano is fine w/ you? 

Personally, and in addition to the Mozart Piano Sonatas, I have the Brautigam recordings shown below, so you can start w/ a few or w/ many - 

 

 

Dave,  I have a number of fortepiano recordings by Andreas Staier, Jill Crossland and possibly others.  I am fine with fortepiano since it is almost impossible for someone who likes harpsichord music to find fortepiano unacceptable ...

[Franco]

Currently my favorite recording is Uchido but I'm looking at this one - maybe - a bit pricey ...

[Todd]

a bit pricey ...

$30 new is pricey for five discs?  Since when?

Also, I'm not sure who Uchido is - what label did s/he record for?