Kozeluch's keyboard sonatas, including those on this album, often offer alternative movements, such as a Rondo or an Aria con variatione, for their third movements.
Instruments
The fortepiano used for this recording was built by Michael Walker in Germany in 1987, modeled after an instrument by Anton Walter from Vienna, 1795.
Performer Biography
Jenny Soonjin Kim, the fortepiano performer, teaches fortepiano and piano at Claremont Graduate University and has performed in major venues across Europe, Asia, and North America.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Kozeluch was a pioneer of a compositional style suited to the fortepiano and actively discouraged the use of the harpsichord, contributing to a 'reformation of taste in keyboard music'.
Composer Biography
Kozeluch succeeded Mozart as Hofmusik Compositor and Kammer Kapellmeister to the imperial court in Vienna in 1792, retaining the post until his death.
Critical Reception
The English music historian Charles Burney praised Kozeluch's style as 'more easy than that of Emanuel Bach, Haydn or Mozart; it is natural, graceful and flowing, without imitating any great model'.
Composer Biography
Leopold Kozeluch, a Bohemian composer, was held in high esteem in Vienna during his lifetime, ranking even higher than Mozart as a musician.
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