Fazil Say - Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas (2016)

"You absolutely must hear him, this boy plays like a devil.” - Aribert Reimann to David Levine (1986, during his visit to Ankara) With his extraordinary pianistic talents, Turkish pianist Fazıl Say has been touching audiences and critics alike for more than twenty-five years, in a way that has become rare in the increasingly materialistic and elaborately organised classical music world. He is a pianist, composer and director with firm reputation in Europe, Asia and the US. After spending five years under David Levine at the Robert Schumann Institute in Düsseldorf and further studies at the Berlin Conservatory he came to international attention 1994 when he was the winner of the Young Concert Artists International Auditions. Since then he has become a regular guest artist with orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the Israel Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the St Petersburg Philharmonic , the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic, and the Orchestre National de France. This release sees him return to Mozart, a composer with whom he has a great affinity, and a recording of his complete piano sonatas. The sonatas here are grouped by key, revealing Mozart’s unique approach to tonality.

Tracklist:

01. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331, "Alla Turca": I. Andante grazioso
02. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331, "Alla Turca": II. Menuetto - Trio
03. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331, "Alla Turca": III. Alla Turca - Allegretto
04. Piano Sonata No. 9 in A Minor, K. 310: I. Allegro con spirito
05. Piano Sonata No. 9 in A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile con espressione
06. Piano Sonata No. 9 in A Minor, K. 310: III. Presto
07. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: I. Allegro moderato
08. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: II. Andante Cantabile
09. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: III. Allegretto
10. Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545: I. Allegro
11. Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545: II. Andante
12. Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545: III. Rondo - Allegretto
13. Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: I. Allegro con spirito
14. Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: II. Andante un poco adagio
15. Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: III. Rondo - Allegretto grazioso
16. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279: I. Allegro
17. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279: II. Andante
18. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279: III. Allegro
19. Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: I. Allegro
20. Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: II. Adagio
21. Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: III. Allegro assai
22. Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major, K. 280: I. Allegro assai
23. Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major, K. 280: II. Adagio
24. Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major, K. 280: III. Presto
25. Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533: I. Allegro
26. Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533: II. Andante
27. Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533: III. Rondo - Allegretto
28. Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576: I. Allegro
29. Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576: II. Adagio
30. Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576: III. Allegretto
31. Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284: I. Allegro
32. Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284: II. Rondeau en Polonaise - Andante
33. Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284: III. Tema con 12 Variazioni
34. Piano Sonata No. 8 in D Major, K. 311: I. Allegro con spirito
35. Piano Sonata No. 8 in D Major, K. 311: II. Andante con espressionne
36. Piano Sonata No. 8 in D Major, K. 311: III. Rondeau - Allegro
37. Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333: I. Allegro
38. Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333: II. Andante cantabile
39. Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333: III. Allegretto grazioso
40. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, K. 281: I. Allegro
41. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, K. 281: II. Andante amoroso
42. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, K. 281: III. Rondeau
43. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: I. Allegro
44. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: II. Adagio
45. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: III. Allegretto
46. Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475
47. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: I. Molto allegro
48. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: II. Adagio
49. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: III. Allegro
50. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282: I. Adagio
51. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282: II. Menuetto I-II
52. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282: III. Allegro
53. Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283: I. Allegro
54. Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283: II. Andante
55. Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283: III. Presto