Leopold Kozeluch (1747-1818) was a Bohemian composer-pianist who moved to Vienna in 1778, three years before Mozart settled there. The sonatas (49 in total) share qualities with the work of his teacher Dussek, and Burney's contemporary assessment of Kozeluch's music stands true today: 'natural, graceful and flowing, without imitating any great model, as almost all his contemporaries have done. His modulation is natural and pleasing... His rhythm is well phrased, his accents well placed, and harmony pure.' Volume 3 covers Sonatas Nos.17-33, written between 1785 and 1791. No less than Haydn's work in the genre, they invent ever-new and imaginative forms. The two-movement No.18 contrasts a gentle set of variations with a dashing Allegro; the three-movement No.19 in F minor opens with a grave slow movement introducing a passionate, exploratory Allegro agitato; the A major No.20 returns to the free-spirited pastoral idiom of Kozeluch's background, with a lilting opening Allegro, a reflective but smiling Adagio and freewheeling finale. Such variety of form and temperament continues throughout the collection. 'Jenny Soonjin Kim plays with an almost Baroque flair well-fitting of the music... The period treatment that Kim brings to the kozeluch Kozeluch sonatas gives them a crisp texture and very nearly tactile character... Kim's performance is commanding and authoritative. The sonics are superb... an inspired and inspiring collection.' (All About Jazz, reviewing volume 1) 'Kim's playing is crystalline and lyrical, with exquisitely sensitive phrasing. She is an assured virtuoso who interprets Kozeluch's music beautifully. This set will interest pianists who would like to augment their repertoire with unknown gems from the period.' (Early Music America) On this album Jenny Soonjin Kim plays a modern German copy of an Anton Walter fortepiano made in Vienna in 1795.

Tracklist:

Sonata No. 17 In C Major, Op. 15 No. 2: I. Allergo
Sonata No. 17 In C Major, Op. 15 No. 2: II. Poco Adagio
Sonata No. 17 In C Major, Op. 15 No. 2: III. Presto
Sonata No. 18 In A-Flat Major, Op. 15 No. 3: I. Adante Con Variazioni
Sonata No. 18 In A-Flat Major, Op. 15 No. 3: Variation I
Sonata No. 18 In A-Flat Major, Op. 15 No. 3: Variation II
Sonata No. 18 In A-Flat Major, Op. 15 No. 3: Variation III
Sonata No. 18 In A-Flat Major, Op. 15 No. 3: Variation IV
Sonata No. 18 In A-Flat Major, Op. 15 No. 3: Variation V Minor
Sonata No. 18 In A-Flat Major, Op. 15 No. 3: Variation VI Major
Sonata No. 18 In A-Flat Major, Op. 15 No. 3: II. Allegro Molto
Sonata No. 19 In F Minor, Op. 17 No. 1: I. Largo
Sonata No. 19 In F Minor, Op. 17 No. 1: II. Allegro Agitato
Sonata No. 19 In F Minor, Op. 17 No. 1: III. Finale. Allegretto
Sonata No. 20 In A Major, Op. 17 No. 2: I. Allegro Molto
Sonata No. 20 In A Major, Op. 17 No. 2: II. Adagio
Sonata No. 20 In A Major, Op. 17 No. 2: III. Allegro Molto
Sonata No. 21 In E-Flat Major, Op. 17 No. 3: I. Allegro
Sonata No. 21 In E-Flat Major, Op. 17 No. 3: II. Rondeau. Allegretto
Sonata No. 22 In F Major, Op. 20 No. 1: I. Allegro
Sonata No. 22 In F Major, Op. 20 No. 1: II. Adagio
Sonata No. 22 In F Major, Op. 20 No. 1: III. Rondeau. Allegretto
Sonata No. 23 In C Major, Op. 20 No. 2: I. Allegro
Sonata No. 23 In C Major, Op. 20 No. 2: II. Adagio
Sonata No. 23 In C Major, Op. 20 No. 2: III. Rondeau. Allegretto
Sonata No. 24 In D Minor, Op. 20 No. 3: I. Moderato
Sonata No. 24 In D Minor, Op. 20 No. 3: II. Poco Adagio
Sonata No. 24 In D Minor, Op. 20 No. 3: III. Rondeau. Allegretto
Sonata No. 25 In D Major, Op. 26 No. 1: I. Allegro
Sonata No. 25 In D Major, Op. 26 No. 1: II. Adagio
Sonata No. 25 In D Major, Op. 26 No. 1: III. Rondeau. Allegro
Sonata No. 26 In A Minor, Op. 26 No. 2: I. Allegro
Sonata No. 26 In A Minor, Op. 26 No. 2: II. Andantino Con Variazioni
Sonata No. 27 In E-Flat Major, Op. 26 No. 3: I. Allegro
Sonata No. 27 In E-Flat Major, Op. 26 No. 3: II. Larghetto Alla Siciliana
Sonata No. 27 In E-Flat Major, Op. 26 No. 3: III. Rondeau. Allegro Con Fuoco
Sonata No. 28 In B-Flat Major, Op. 30 No. 1: I. Allegro
Sonata No. 28 In B-Flat Major, Op. 30 No. 1: II. Poco Adagio
Sonata No. 28 In B-Flat Major, Op. 30 No. 1: III. Rondeau. Allegretto
Sonata No. 29 In G Major, Op. 30 No. 2: I. Allegro
Sonata No. 29 In G Major, Op. 30 No. 2: II. Andante
Sonata No. 29 In G Major, Op. 30 No. 2: III. Rondeau. Allegretto
Sonata No. 30 In C Minor, Op. 30 No. 3: I. Largo-Allegro-Largo
Sonata No. 30 In C Minor, Op. 30 No. 3: II. Rondeau. Allegretto
Sonata No. 31 In F Major, Op. 35 No. 1: I. Allergo
Sonata No. 31 In F Major, Op. 35 No. 1: II. Adagio
Sonata No. 31 In F Major, Op. 35 No. 1: III. Rondeau. Allegretto
Sonata No. 32 In A Major, Op. 35 No. 2: I. Allegro
Sonata No. 32 In A Major, Op. 35 No. 2: II. Adagio
Sonata No. 32 In A Major, Op. 35 No. 2: III. Rondeau. Allegro
Sonata No. 33 In G Minor, Op. 35 No. 3: I. Largo-Allegro Agitato
Sonata No. 33 In G Minor, Op. 35 No. 3: II. Allegretto

UPC: 5028421958361
Label: Brilliant Classics
Release Date: 4.3.20
Format: CD

Kozeluch / Kim - Complete Keyboard Sonatas 3 (CD)