One of the leading performers of his generation on historical keyboard instruments, Arthur Schoonderwoerd specializes in music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. For his new set of Mozart's complete Piano Sonatas, Schoonderwoerd has selected three different instruments, each of which provides a variety of tone colors and unexpected insights into familiar repertoire. The keyboards include a tangent-action piano based on Spaeth & Schmahl (ca. 1770), a fortepiano with uncovered hammerheads based on Johann Andreas Stein (ca. 1780) and an unfretted clavichord (model dating from ca. 1780). Schoonderwoerd's witty and freely improvisatory performances display a greater freedom than many other historically accurate Mozart interpreters.

Tracklist:

Piano Sonata No. 1 In C Major, K. 279: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 1 In C Major, K. 279: II. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 1 In C Major, K. 279: III. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 2 In F Major, K. 280: I. Allegro Assai
Piano Sonata No. 2 In F Major, K. 280: II. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 2 In F Major, K. 280: III. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 3 In B-Flat Major, K. 281: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 3 In B-Flat Major, K. 281: II. Andante Amoroso
Piano Sonata No. 3 In B-Flat Major, K. 281: III. Rondeau: Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 4 In E-Flat Major, K. 282: I. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 4 In E-Flat Major, K. 282: II. Menuetto I-II
Piano Sonata No. 4 In E-Flat Major, K. 282: III. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 5 In G Major, K. 283: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 5 In G Major, K. 283: II. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 5 In G Major, K. 283: III. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 6 In D Major, K. 284: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 6 In D Major, K. 284: II. Rondeau En Polonaise: Andante
Piano Sonata No. 6 In D Major, K. 284: III. Theme And Variations
Piano Sonata No. 7 In C Major, K. 309: I. Allegro Con Spirito
Piano Sonata No. 7 In C Major, K. 309: II. Andante Un Poco Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 7 In C Major, K. 309: III. Rondeau: Allegretto Grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 8 In A Minor, K. 310: I. Allegro Maestoso
II. Andante Cantabile Con Espressione
Piano Sonata No. 8 In A Minor, K. 310: III. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 9 In D Major, K. 311: I. Allegro Con Spirito
Piano Sonata No. 9 In D Major, K. 311: II. Andante Con Espressione
Piano Sonata No. 9 In D Major, K. 311: III. Rondeau: Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K. 330: I. Allegro Moderato
Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K. 330: II. Andante Cantabile
Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K. 330: III. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 11 In A Major, K. 331: I. Theme And Variations: Andante Grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 11 In A Major, K. 331: II. Menuetto
Piano Sonata No. 11 In A Major, K. 331: III. Alla Turca: Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 12 In F Major, K. 332: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 12 In F Major, K. 332: II. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 12 In F Major, K. 332: III. Allegro Assai
Piano Sonata No. 13 In B-Flat Major, K. 333: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 13 In B-Flat Major, K. 333: II. Andante Cantabile
Piano Sonata No. 13 In B-Flat Major, K. 333: III. Allegretto Grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 16 In C Major, K. 545, "Sonata Facile": I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 16 In C Major, K. 545, "Sonata Facile": II. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 16 In C Major, K. 545, "Sonata Facile": III. Rondo: Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 18 In D Major, K. 576: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 18 In D Major, K. 576: II. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 18 In D Major, K. 576: III. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 15 In F Major, K. 533 + K. 494: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 15 In F Major, K. 533 + K. 494: II. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 15 In F Major, K. 533 + K. 494: III. Rondo: Allegretto, K. 494
Fantasia In C Minor, K. 475
Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Minor, K. 457: I. Molto Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Minor, K. 457: II. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Minor, K. 457: III. Allegro Assai
Piano Sonata No. 17 In B-Flat Major, K. 570: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 17 In B-Flat Major, K. 570: II. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 17 In B-Flat Major, K. 570: III. Allegretto

UPC: 4015023242548
Label: Accent Records
Release Date: 10.8.13
Format: CD

Arthur Schoonderwoerd - Piano Sonatas (6 CD)