Virginia Black

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonatas: Sonata No. 14 In Cminor / Sonata No. 13 In Bb Major / Sonata No. 12 In F Major / Sonata No. 8 In A Minor Virginia Black

Mozart had a mischievous sense of humour, but he also had contact with something sublime, outside this world, and both sides of his character are combined to give

the sonatas their special appeal. I agree with others who have said that Mozart really catches fire in the K.300s and produced his most troubled, alarming and even dangerous music during black moods, as illustrated by the forceful, angstridden A minor Sonata, K.310. In stark contrast, he brings grace and poise to the contemplative slow movements and sprightly mischief to the brilliant passages in all the sonatas on this recording.