Costantino Mastroprimiano – Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 157, D. 664 & D. 850 (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Costantino Mastroprimiano – Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 157, D. 664 & D. 850 (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:16:39 minutes | 1,40 GB | Genre: Classical
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Beethoven’s genius may have had a dominant presence in early 19th-century Vienna, but the 18-year-old Schubert composed a Sonata in E major, D.157 in 1815 that already encapsulated elements of his own genius in the Lied-like perfection of its second movement. His first true piano masterpiece followed in the Sonata in A major, D.664, with an intimacy, lyricism and perfection of form that set him apart from his contemporaries. Composed five years later, the Sonata in D major, D.850 is marked by extrovert, virtuosic writing, memorable themes and an almost improvisatory flair.

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Costantino Mastroprimiano & Mastroprimiano Costantino – Kraus: Complete Piano Music (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Costantino Mastroprimiano & Mastroprimiano Costantino – Kraus: Complete Piano Music (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:19:46 minutes | 1,26 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Brilliant Classics

Joseph Martin Kraus, regarded in his lifetime (1756–1792) as one of the world’s six most formidable composers, has like many other contemporaries since languished in the historical shadow of Mozart. Kraus was hailed by none other than Joseph Haydn as Mozart’s equal in terms of creativity and genius but had a career more like Haydn’s and was more of a polymath. Born in central Germany, he studied composition in Mannheim, Mainz, Erfurt and Göttingen. In 1778 he decided on a career in music and emigrated to Sweden, where he became Vice-Kapellmeister at the court of Gustav III in 1781 and Kapellmeister in Stockholm in 1788.

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