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Format: Mozart: Piano Sonatas


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South African-born London resident Daniel-Ben Pienaar is a completist. Recent surveys, both on the concert platform and in the recording studio, include Bach s Well-Tempered Clavier, Chopin s Complete Waltzes, Schubert s Complete Sonatas, and the complete keyboard works by Orlando Gibbons. He arrives on Avie with another major project in tow: Mozart s complete Piano Sonatas. An active recitalist and chamber musician, Pienaar has a number of critically acclaimed independent releases under his belt, but this recording represents and uncommon synergy between artist, repertoire, and production values. In Gramophone Award-winning producer Jonathan Freeman- Atwood, Pienaar found a special simpatico that was profoundly enabling, resulting in a creative recording process specific in relation to the music in hand. Pienaar presents the works chronologically over five CDs, illustrating the compositional trajectory that represents all of the major stylistic and emotional shifts in Mozart s mature career. The earliest dates from his twentieth year, through his Viennese period, and the final works were written towards the end of his all-too-brief life. Review Daniel-Ben Pienaar s performances are quite simply stunning. The instrument he plays matters much less than his musicianship, which is evident at every turn. --Gramophone


Special Feature: Recording


Item Weight: 0.1 Kilograms


Item Dimensions LxWxH: 5.24 x 5.16 x 0.87 inches


Style: Modern


Connectivity Technology: Auxiliary


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No


Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.24 x 5.16 x 0.87 inches; 3.53 Ounces


Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Avie


Item model number ‏ : ‎ WA-15409607


Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2011


Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 15, 2010


Label ‏ : ‎ Avie


Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 5


Best Sellers Rank: #338,152 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl) #2,552 in Classical Sonatas #13,761 in Chamber Music (CDs & Vinyl)


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    • Unconventional (or maybe the old-style conventional?) Mozart, and such a pleasure
Honestly, I'm hesitant to write what I really feel--that this is a terrific, 5-star traversal of Mozart piano sonatas. I should be emboldened by the Gramophone review: "Extend such thoughtful, profound probity to the whole set and you have interpretations where within the letter critically observed, a numinous potency breaks free. Momentous Mozart." But I must agree with the less-impressed reviewer, Mr. O'Hanlon, that this is strange Mozart, a throwback to earlier modes of interpretation, where everything is big and dramatic. I do believe that's why I loved it so. So maybe 4 1/2 stars is right. A very enjoyable, listenable set. I do also own Eschenbach, Uchida, Pires, and Brautigam, the last of these perhaps the stronger contrast with Pienaar in choice of instrument and approach. But really, this is great stuff, played with brio and force. Maybe that's all wrong? But heck, it's "numinous." Isn't numinous good? Surely it must be. UPDATE: I've been listening to these on serious rotation, and they really are great, even a first choice among the handful I own (see above). I've upgraded my review to 5 stars. The recorded sound is excellent, and I do own a pretty fine system (Emotiva CDP, nice DAC, Rotel RSX-1065 in stereo, Rectilinear III speakers). However, for those who listen on headphones (I don't like 'em), I do detect, with ear to speaker, a faint level of "tape hiss," a strange artifact which many report even in such DDD recordings. Note: I do not hear even a trace of this on 99% of my CDs. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 4, 2016 by 3rd Day Believer
    • Next to Horszowski - maybe the best Mozart to date...
I have several versions of the Mozart Sonatas - Arrau, Barenboim, Pires, Eschenbach, Uchida, Klien, Badura Skoda, etc. When I encounter someone who claims to "dislike" Mozart's sonatas or say that they've never heard compelling performances, I've generally referred them to Horszowki who I thought leads the pack in the quality of his effort, although the recording quality is variable and never outstanding. While I need to spend some more time with Pienaar's recording and may need to revisit some of those other recordings, my impression of this new version is that it may be the new leader of the pack - not so much that he suplants Horszowki(not possible)as much as these are brilliantly played - compelling, sensitively performed, well recorded on a decent instrument - simply sublime. I find myself relistening to the performances again and again. Desert island discs for me... ;-) ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 13, 2011 by Kenneth J. Luurs
    • "Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know"
Hegel tells us that an assertible proposition is opposed by its antithesis. While I value Haebler's cycle of Mozart's piano sonatas, she operates within a defined sphere and Lady Bracknell would listen to her with pleasure and rightly so ( Mozart - Piano Works Complete ). What with the advent of this survey, I have further insight into her endeavours because Pienaar is the binary opposite: it's a Mozart who has been heroicized and reincarnated as Byron; in fact, after listening to this set, I felt like swimming the Hellespont myself or saving the Greeks from tyranny (spare change, anyone?). The outer movements in this set are pushed to breaking point. As my fellow reviewer John Tindale has noted, this is fast - damned fast. It falls just short of the obscene. Mind you, Pienaar has the technique and swagger to carry the day. But nor is it a mere tribute to `The Fast and the Furious': as if to upbraid his 'dainty' predecessors in this domain, Pienaar consciously heightens drama and sharpens rhetoric. Time after time, one sits up startled: there are angularities here to the finale of K 332 that were unknown to me and such instances are common. This is the antonym of Dresden China. It's an invitation to think Mozart anew. But much is lost in the slipstream. Technique is no surety of divination and therein lies the weakness of the set. For instance Pienaar launches into the finale of the A Minor Sonata at a breakneck speed and then, in good conscience, cannot brake sufficiently to impart grace and longing to the Schubertian second-subject (here, Lubimov is an almoner of gold). In the Fantasy in C Minor, K 457, he fails to imbue the contemplative episode with voices from another world such as one hears with Uchida. More widely, Mozart's ambiguity is rarely sighted and slow movements are prosaic. One should also note that Pienaar is wilful in his observation of repeats; for instance, he fails to do so in the first movement of K 310 - it's straight into the development section like a juggernaut. Having heard these works hundreds of times, I'm not bothered by his approach but others might be. Nor is this a state-of-the-art recording: it's backwardly-set at times though listenable all the same. "The end of thirst exceeds experience." So croaks the voice from under the table. Pienaar compels attention but his allure beyond the pyrotechnics is fitful. Haebler quenches one's dryness in K 332. Staier's triptych does likewise ( Mozart: Piano sonatas K330, 331 'alla turca', 332 /Staier . Uchida is near unbeatable in sonatas such as K 279, 311, 331, 475, 457 & 570 ( Mozart: The Piano Sonatas [Box Set ]. But perhaps it's Lubimov who comes closest to refuting the Yankie Poet Laureate ( Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas ). High on drama and bereft of mystery, this cycle is damned interesting but less than satisfying. As Lord Byron says, "the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life." ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 13, 2012 by Bernard Michael O'Hanlon
    • I love Pienaar's Beethoven sonata cycle
I love Pienaar's Beethoven sonata cycle, and think it may just be the best cycle recorded this century, but his Mozart is not for me. It is very fast overall, almost jittery and aggressive, and some of the beautiful melodies wilt. There's no question that Pienaar delivers the Mozart he wants to deliver, and it is unlike other sets, so one can expect something new if one ventures to buy it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 9, 2017 by Neovercingetorix

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