Uchidas stylish mastery of mozart at a bargain price 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. Classic fm album of the week mozart piano concertos and discovery bach flute sonatas. Mitsuko uchida is one of the worlds leading mozarteans. Mozart the complete piano sonatas by mitsuko uchida. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. This 5 cd set, which groups recordings made in the 1980s, includes all of mozarts piano sonatas and one fantasia. Mitsuko uchida has made a name for herself playing all the mozart sonatas and concerti for piano, as well as schubert piano works and an underappreciated cd of schumanns kreisleriana and carnaval, among other things. This ensemble, led by mitsuko uchida, displayed clarity and a warm cohesion in a program at carnegie hall. 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. When i study a mozart piano sonata, it is this recording i go to to compare my own playing. Here, she continues her grammy awardwinning recording project of the mozart piano concerti with the cleveland orchestra.
The piano sonatas by mitsuko uchida 28946835623 cd. Buy mitsuko uchidas album titled mitsuko uchida plays schubert to enjoy in your home or. Mozart mozart piano sonatas by mitsuko uchida 1 of 2 used drive. Her interpretations of mozart, beethoven, schubert and schoenberg have won her numerous prizes and accolades including a damehood, as well as garnered her international acclaim. Her performance of mozarts sonatas established her reputation. The first movement is in sonataallegro form, and mitsuko uchida shows us the bass notes as well. This week, a trio of concertos featuring pianist mitsuko ushida. The piano sonatas is a compilation by mitsuko uchida released in 2001. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The piano sonatas by mitsuko uchida on amazon music. January 24, 2006 pianist mitsuko uchida is an introspective type of player.
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. Haydns symphonies with mitsuko uchida digital concert hall. The piano sonatas performed by mitsuko uchida has been in my collection for a number of years now. Renowned for her interpretations of mozart, schubert, schumann and beethoven, she has also illuminated the music of berg, schoenberg, webern and. Philips has reissued, at an affordable price, mitsuko uchidas recordings of all the mozart piano sonatas. 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. Mozarteum orchestra salzburg wolfgang amadeus mozart piano concerto no. With highly acclaimed surveys of mozart and schubert under her belt, mitsuko uchida turns to the composer who. Mitsuko uchida is one of the finest interpreters of mozarts piano music.
Mozart piano sonatas mitsuko uchida a goodmusicguide. Mozart the complete piano sonatas by mitsuko uchida classicalmusic. Philips has reissued, at an affordable price, mitsuko uchida s recordings of all the mozart piano sonatas. Mitsuko uchida plays mozart like we all wish we could. The world music mitsuko uchida, mozart sonata facile.
This collection of mozarts piano sonatas, performed by mitsuko uchida, has been at the top of the recommended lists since the performances first began to be released in the mid80s. I sampled some of the tracks and was impressed by her playing style, the fidelity of. Uchidas set of the piano sonatas, recorded in london in 198387, has been a constant and comforting companion since its. Mozart tate mitsuko uchida piano concertos music cd album at cd universe, no description available no track information available media type cd artist mozart,w,a. The sonatas were recorded between 1983 and 1987 and reissued as part of the labels 1991 complete mozart edition. She is renowned for her interpretations of mozart, schubert and beethoven, both in the concert hall and on recordings, but she has also illuminated the music of berg, schoenberg, webern and. As part of our summer series dedicated to mozart, we will be taking on the mozart piano concertos. Mitsuko uchida was a reluctant concert pianist but felt a kinship with schuberts music. She won a second award in 2001 for her recording of schoenbergs piano concerto with pierre boulez. Uchidas awardwinning recordings of mozarts piano sonatas. Legendary pianist mitsuko uchida brings a deep insight into the music she plays through her own quest for truth and beauty. Mitsuko uchida biography mitsuko uchida is a performer who brings deep insight into the music she plays through her own search for truth and beauty.
Its a great package for anyone who hasnt heard her celebrated performances of these or may have only heard one or two. Inspired performance by the legendary mitsuko uchida, of the andante from mozarts piano sonata in c major, k. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from mitsuko uchida at the discogs marketplace. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The recordings were released initially as individual albums, and then finally. 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. There are few pianists who can preach the power of beethoven better than alfred brendel.
Hailing from japan, uchida is one of the most naturally gifted classical. Find mitsuko uchida discography, albums and singles on allmusic. She finds great depth and intricacy in the music of mozart. Mitsuko uchida discusses mozart in a musical world studded with fine mozartians, no one is rated more highly than mitsuko uchida. Here are all the sonatas, plus the fantasia in c minor, k475, which is in some ways a companion piece to the sonata in the same key, k457. Born in a seaside town near tokyo, she was 12 when her diplomat father was posted to vienna. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. She brings to this music a lightness and delicacy that fits it perfectly. Cleveland orchestra plays mozart, and to its strengths.
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. Mozart the piano sonatas uchida 5 cds download buy now. 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. She has championed mozarts sonatas and concertos for decades, and is now among a handful of peerless elder ambassadors uchidas. Dame mitsuko uchida, dbe, born 20 december 1948, is a japanese naturalized british classical pianist, who has appeared with most of the worlds foremost orchestras, recorded a wide. Piano concertos, an album by wolfgang amadeus mozart, mitsuko uchida, english chamber orchestra, jeffrey tate on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Piano concertos by wolfgang amadeus mozart on spotify.