Hidden Voices, Mozart Piano Sonatas, Volume IV Gil Sullivan

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Sonata No.1 in C major, K279:
• 1 Mozart: Piano Sonata No.1 in C major, K279: I.Allegro 05:48
• 2 Mozart: Piano Sonata No.1 in C major, K279: II. Andante 06:39
• 3 Mozart: Piano Sonata No.1 in C major, K279: III. Allegro 03:55
• Piano Sonata No.3 in B flat major, K281:
• 4 Mozart: Piano Sonata No.3 in B flat major, K281: I. Allegro 05:25
• 5 Mozart: Piano Sonata No.3 in B flat major, K281: II. Andante amoroso 05:40
• 6 Mozart. Piano Sonata No.3 in B flat major, K281: III. Rondeau - Allegro 05:36
• Fantasia for Piano in C minor, K475:
• 7 Mozart: Fantasia for Piano in C minor, K475 14:12
• Piano Sonata No.14 in C minor, K457:
• 8 Mozart: Piano Sonata No.14 in C minor, K457: I. Molto Allegro 09:53
• 9 Mozart: Piano Sonata No.14 in C minor, K457: II. Adagio 08:34
• 10 Mozart: Piano Sonata No.14 in C minor, K457: III. Allegro assai 05:55
• Total Runtime 01:11:37

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“Having listened for over half a century to tens of thousands of recordings of Mozart’s music be it piano music, string quartets, symphonies, operas, et al. I have been hugely energised by these recordings not because they are so great, but because they are usually so terrible!

Any ten fingers of almost any pianist can play these relatively simple notes, that however require an altogether different pianist to metamorphose them into music. Since experiencing Mozart primarily as a youngster playing my first sonatas and concertos, I immediately felt there were deeper layers than just the melodic oil slick floating at the surface.

Therefore I have been steadfastly cutting away 200 years of accumulated varnish, and drilling down to the nub of Mozart’s music throughout my long career as a concert performer. The objective: lifting Mozart’s Sonatas out of the Egyptian section of museums and breathing new life into them.

Though not a fortepianist, I still adhere closer to his markings than most pianists, but also try to imagine how he might have played these sonatas on the modern Steinway. The subterranean, often chromatic voices and harmonies in Mozart’s music reveal him demonstrably as a composer far greater than merely a gifted melodist. This is why I have called this recording series of the complete Mozart Piano Sonatas – Hidden Voices.” Gil Sullivan

Gil Sullivan, Steinway & Sons Model D Concert Grand Piano, Hamburg

Gil Sullivan
One of Australia's resident full-time concert pianist, Gil Sullivan tours extensively both around Australia and overseas, performing each year throughout Asia, Europe, the U.K., and the United States. He has performed twice in New York's Carnegie Hall, plus given recitals in The Amsterdam Concertgebouw, The Berlin Konzerthaus, The Bruges Concertgebouw, Chicago's Centre for International Performance and Exhibition, New Hampshire's Claremont Opera House, the National Opera House of Vietnam, plus the National Concert Halls of Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea, and has recorded concertos by Tchaikovsky and Schumann for CD with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Sullivan's performances are conspicuous for their freshness and spontaneity, challenging audiences, taking both them and the music to the edge with his rich palette of colours, immense tonal range, and innovative interpretations.

He has been recognised as "The finest interpreter of Mozart in the world" (Südhessen Woche - Germany) while the New York Concert Review described him as "a pianist possessed of supreme intelligence and phenomenal technical prowess in equal measure."

After studies and numerous prizes in Australia, Mr. Sullivan completed his studies with Murray Perahia in London, and Paul Badura-Skoda in Vienna.

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