Mozart: Piano Works

Featuring

Leen de Broekert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Composer Biography

In 18th-century Vienna, Mozart's virtuosity as a pianist and his unique ability to improvise were even more highly regarded than his genius as a composer.

Historical Context

The works on this album were created during Mozart's "Golden Years" in Vienna, a period from 1782-1789.

Compositional Technique

The Fantasies in D minor/major, K.397 and C minor, K.475 are considered to be written examples of Mozart's phenomenal improvisational art.

Performer Biography

Leen de Broekert, the performer on this album, studied Piano and Organ at the Royal Academy of Music in The Hague and also qualified as a harpsichord-player and fortepianist with Jos van Immerseel.

Interpretation

The Rondo in A minor and the Adagio in B minor feature unusually detailed dynamic instructions, highlighting their extraordinary character and Mozart's emphasis on sensitive interpretation.

Composer's Artistic Vision

During his "Golden Years," Mozart composed several remarkable pieces in minor keys that express despair, anguish, disquiet, and depression, exceeding the normal expressive range of music from the 1780s.

Compositional Technique

Mozart's improvisations were so well-structured that they seemed as if they had been written out, according to Abbé Maximilian Stadler, a contemporary.