Mozart - The Complete Piano Works for Four Hands

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Label: Nimbus

Cat No: NI2537

Barcode: 0710357253720

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 4th May 2009

Works

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Andante with variations in G major for piano duet, K501
Fantasia in F minor, K594
Fantasia in F minor for Mechanical Organ, K608
Fugue in C minor for 2 pianos, K426
Fugue in G minor, K401
Piano Sonata no.16 in C major, K545
Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K448
Sonata for piano duet in B flat major, K358
Sonata for piano duet in C major, K19d
Sonata for piano duet in C major, K521
Sonata for piano duet in D major, K381
Sonata for piano duet in F major, K497

Artists

Misha and Cipa Dichter

Works

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Artists

Misha and Cipa Dichter

About

Disc One
Sonata in D Major, K.448
Fugue in G Minor, K.401
Variations in G Major, K.501
Sonata in F Major, K.497

Disc Two
Adagio & Fugue in C Minor, K.426
Sonata in B-Flat Major, K.358
Sonata in C Major, K.19d
Fantasia in F Minor for Musical Clockwork, K.608

Disc Three
Fantasia in F Minor, K.594
Sonata in C Major, K.521
Sonata in D Major, K.381
Sonata in C Major, K.545

Misha and Cipa Dichter, who met at The Juilliard School as students of the legendary Rosina Lhevinne, made their first joint appearance at the Hollywood Bowl in 1972, four years after their marriage. The Dichters have since performed in recital and with major orchestras worldwide and have brought to the concert stage many previously neglected works of the two-piano and piano-four-hand repertoires.

As a special addition to this collection, the Dichters did a bit of digging and found two of Mozart's works that had received input—some might call it meddling—from later composers. Busoni was a skilled arranger—he may be best known for his demonic piano version of Bach's Chaconne—and, intrigued by Mozart's brilliant Fantasy, K.608—the one originally for Mechanical Clock—he rescored the piece for two pianos. The result is astounding and shows how Mozart's melodies can be adapted. But what may be the most unusual piece of all is the Sonata, K.545. This work was originally for one piano, but a century after Mozart composed it, Edvard Grieg decided to take this delicate piece and add a second piano part. Leaving the first piano exactly as Mozart had written it, Grieg added a second, independent part, played here by Misha Dichter.