Yeol Eum Son - Yeol Eum Son: Mozart (2018) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Second Prize winner at both the 2011 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition and the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2009, Yeol Eum Son's graceful interpretations, crystalline touch and versatile, thrilling performances have caught the attention of audiences worldwide. Praised for her widely eclectic repertoire, ranging from Bach and Mozart to Shchedrin and Gershwin, on this recording Son performs a selection of Mozart piano works with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields led by the late Sir Neville Marriner in his final recording.

Many will be emotionally invested in hearing the last recording to feature the much-missed conductor Sir Neville Marriner, and he does indeed disply typically sensitive control of his ensemble - but this takes nothing away from the ingenious performance of pianist Yeol Eum Son in one of Mozart's most-played works. There are so many details to admire here, and the partnership of Son and Marriner proves to have been a very musically fruitful one.

Tracklist:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

01. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K.467: I. (Allegro maestoso)
02. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K.467: II. Andante
03. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K.467: III. Allegro vivace assai
04. Variations in C on 'Lison dormait', K.264
05. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C, K.330: I. Allegro moderato
06. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C, K.330: II. Andante cantabile
07. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C, K.330: III. Allegretto
08. Fantasy in C Minor, K.475

Personnel:
Yeol Eum Son, piano
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor