Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin Renaud Capuçon & Kit Armstrong

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296:
• 1 Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296: I. Allegro vivace 06:24
• 2 Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296: II. Andante sostenuto 05:41
• 3 Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296: III. Rondeau. Allegro 04:21
• Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 301:
• 4 Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 301: I. Allegro con spirito 08:09
• 5 Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 301: II. Allegro 05:19
• Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 302:
• 6 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 302: I. Allegro 05:23
• 7 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 302: II. Rondeau. Andante grazioso 06:55
• Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 303:
• 8 Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 303: I. Adagio - Molto allegro 05:21
• 9 Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 303: II. Tempo di menuetto 03:32
• Violin Sonata in E Minor, K. 304:
• 10 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E Minor, K. 304: I. Allegro 07:10
• 11 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E Minor, K. 304: II. Tempo di menuetto 05:42
• Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 305:
• 12 Mozart: Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 305: I. Allegro di molto 04:23
• 13 Mozart: Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 305: IIa. Thema. Andante grazioso 01:22
• 14 Mozart: Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 305: IIb. Var. 1 (violino tacet) 01:18
• 15 Mozart: Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 305: IIc. Var. 2 01:17
• 16 Mozart: Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 305: IId. Var. 3 01:14
• 17 Mozart: Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 305: IIe. Var. 4 01:41
• 18 Mozart: Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 305: IIf. Var. 5 01:16
• 19 Mozart: Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 305: IIg. Var. 6. Allegro 00:51
• Violin Sonata in D Major, K. 306:
• 20 Mozart: Violin Sonata in D Major, K. 306: I. Allegro con spirito 07:27
• 21 Mozart: Violin Sonata in D Major, K. 306: II. Andantino cantabile 06:03
• 22 Mozart: Violin Sonata in D Major, K. 306: III. Allegretto 07:00
• 12 Variations on "La bergère Célimène", K. 359:
• 23 Mozart: 12 Variations on "La bergère Célimène", K. 359: Thema. Allegretto 00:44
• 24 Mozart: 12 Variations on "La bergère Célimène", K. 359: Var. 1 00:49
• 25 Mozart: 12 Variations on "La bergère Célimène", K. 359: Var. 2 00:45
• 26 Mozart: 12 Variations on "La bergère Célimène", K. 359: Var. 3 (violino tacet) 00:46
• 27 Mozart: 12 Variations on "La bergère Célimène", K. 359: Var. 4 00:53
• 28 Mozart: 12 Variations on "La bergère Célimène", K. 359: Var. 5 00:47
• 29 Mozart: 12 Variations on "La bergère Célimène", K. 359: Var. 6 00:50
• 30 Mozart: 12 Variations on "La bergère Célimène", K. 359: Var. 7 00:53
• 31 Mozart: 12 Variations on "La bergère Célimène", K. 359: Var. 8 01:10
• 32 Mozart: 12 Variations on "La bergère Célimène", K. 359: Var. 9 01:02
• 33 Mozart: 12 Variations on "La bergère Célimène", K. 359: Var. 10 00:50
• 34 Mozart: 12 Variations on "La bergère Célimène", K. 359: Var. 11. Adagio 02:36
• 35 Mozart: 12 Variations on "La bergère Célimène", K. 359: Var. 12 (ed ultima). Allegro 01:01
• 6 Variations on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant", K. 360:
• 36 Mozart: 6 Variations on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant", K. 360: Thema. Andantino 00:40
• 37 Mozart: 6 Variations on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant", K. 360: Var. 1 01:19
• 38 Mozart: 6 Variations on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant", K. 360: Var. 2 01:20
• 39 Mozart: 6 Variations on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant", K. 360: Var. 3 01:25
• 40 Mozart: 6 Variations on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant", K. 360: Var. 4 01:35
• 41 Mozart: 6 Variations on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant", K. 360: Var. 5 01:17
• 42 Mozart: 6 Variations on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant", K. 360: Var. 6 01:31
• Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 376:
• 43 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 376: I. Allegro 04:54
• 44 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 376: II. Andante 05:29
• 45 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 376: III. Rondeau. Allegretto grazioso 06:05
• Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 377:
• 46 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 377: I. Allegro 04:09
• 47 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 377: IIa. Thema. Andante 01:21
• 48 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 377: IIb. Var. 1 01:14
• 49 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 377: IIc. Var. 2 01:14
• 50 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 377: IId. Var. 3 01:10
• 51 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 377: IIe. Var. 4 01:05
• 52 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 377: IIf. Var. 5 01:22
• 53 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 377: IIg. Var. 6. Siciliana 02:10
• 54 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 377: III. Tempo di menuetto 05:57
• Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 378:
• 55 Mozart: Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 378: I. Allegro moderato 08:52
• 56 Mozart: Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 378: II. Andantino sostenuto e cantabile 06:34
• 57 Mozart: Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 378: III. Rondeau. Allegro 04:28
• Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 379:
• 58 Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 379: I. Adagio 07:53
• 59 Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 379: IIa. Thema. Andantino cantabile 00:57
• 60 Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 379: IIb. Var. 1 (violino tacet) 01:01
• 61 Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 379: IIc. Var. 2 01:12
• 62 Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 379: IId. Var. 3 01:01
• 63 Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 379: IIe. Var. 4 01:12
• 64 Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 379: IIf. Var. 5. Adagio 03:00
• 65 Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 379: IIg. Thema. Allegretto 01:24
• Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 380:
• 66 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 380: I. Allegro 06:56
• 67 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 380: II. Andante con moto 04:58
• 68 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 380: III. Rondeau. Allegro 04:19
• Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 454:
• 69 Mozart: Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 454: I. Largo - Allegro 07:33
• 70 Mozart: Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 454: II. Andante 07:27
• 71 Mozart: Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 454: III. Allegretto 07:17
• Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 481:
• 72 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 481: I. Molto allegro 07:39
• 73 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 481: II. Adagio 09:05
• 74 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 481: IIIa. Thema. Allegretto 01:05
• 75 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 481: IIIb. Var. 1 01:01
• 76 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 481: IIIc. Var. 2 01:06
• 77 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 481: IIId. Var. 3 01:00
• 78 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 481: IIIe. Var. 4 01:07
• 79 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 481: IIIf. Var. 5 01:20
• 80 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 481: IIIg. Var. 6. Allegro 01:36
• Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 526:
• 81 Mozart: Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 526: I. Molto allegro 07:04
• 82 Mozart: Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 526: II. Andante 08:11
• 83 Mozart: Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 526: III. Presto 07:18
• Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 547:
• 84 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 547: I. Andantino cantabile 04:26
• 85 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 547: II. Allegro 06:16
• 86 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 547: IIIa. Thema. Andante 01:02
• 87 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 547: IIIb. Var. 1 00:57
• 88 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 547: IIIc. Var. 2 00:52
• 89 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 547: IIId. Var. 3 01:01
• 90 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 547: IIIe. Var. 4 00:57
• 91 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 547: IIIf. Var. 5 (violino tacet) 01:08
• 92 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 547: IIIg. Var. 6 01:29
• Total Runtime 04:57:56

Info for Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin

With this four album set of 16 sonatas for piano and violin, Renaud Capuçon and Kit Armstrong present the brilliance of Mozart's chamber music. Together they bring to life the incredible variety and different facets of Mozart's genius.

Mozart: The Violin Concertos, recorded with the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (OCL), of which Capuçon is Artistic Director, is scheduled for release on 29 September 2023. Recorded with three of the emerging artists mentored by Capuçon, Mozart: The Piano Quartets will follow on 10 November, and will inaugurate the Capuçon-DG Beau Soir imprint. The violinist’s trilogy of 2023 Mozart albums will be launched, meanwhile, with the release on 23 June of Mozart: Sonatas for piano and violin, made with American pianist Kit Armstrong.

Capuçon’s Mozart project gets underway in fine style with the release of Mozart: Sonatas for piano and violin, a 4-CD set recorded with Kit Armstrong in Berlin last October. The sonatas have been central to the duo’s partnership since they made their debut together with the works at the 2016 Salzburg Mozartwoche. Their creative vision brings to life the diverse character and inventive brilliance of compositions that span the breadth of Mozart’s mature career, from the dashing pieces he wrote in his early twenties to the sensational Sonata in A major K 526, written in the summer of 1787.

“Everything works in a completely uncomplicated and natural way,” Renaud Capuçon observes about making music with Kit Armstrong. “To perform these pieces with Kit is to embark on a wonderful musical journey.” In reply, Armstrong says, “When I hear Renaud render Mozart’s lyrical flights with all the sumptuousness and refinement that modern violin playing can have, I am convinced: it is beautiful, and that is what matters.”

Mozart has been at the heart of the OCL’s repertoire since its foundation in 1942, and the orchestra’s extensive discography already includes acclaimed recordings of the composer’s complete piano concertos and serenades and other works. Now Mozart: The Violin Concertos reflects the rapport that Renaud Capuçon and the OCL have developed since the former became the ensemble’s Artistic Director at the start of the 2021‑22 season. “Ever since then, it’s been obvious that I should record the five Mozart concertos with them,” recalls Capuçon. “We have a natural musical affinity in this repertoire, and their sound and sense of phrasing are so inspiring. Recording these works together was pure joy.”

Assuming the dual role of soloist and director, Capuçon turned to the subtle musical complexities of the concertos armed with a feeling for their spontaneity and a determination to bring them to life in the moment. Recorded last September at Lausanne’s Théâtre de Beaulieu, one of the album also includes the Rondo in C major K 373 and Adagio in E major K 261.

Capuçon’s final Mozart release of the year, an e-album to appear under the new Beau Soir imprint, reflects his enduring encouragement of exceptional young talent. He is joined by three fast-rising stars – violist Paul Zientara, cellist Stéphanie Huang and pianist Guillaume Bellom – in the Piano Quartet in G minor K 478 and the Piano Quartet in E flat major K 493, a pair of formally intricate, emotionally complex works that date from around the time of Mozart’s operas Don Giovanni and Le nozze di Figaro.

Renaud Capucon, violin, conductor
Kit Armstrong, piano
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

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