Koželuch: Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 5 - Kemp English

A native of Bohemia, Leopold Koželuch made his name in Vienna, a thriving musical centre dubbed ‘the land of the Clavier’ by Mozart. the sonatas in this volume all appeared in 1784, meeting the challenge of Mozart’s popularity head-on. Koželuch was singularly adept at producing what was considered the ideal fortepiano sonata of the time, his high reputation making him an influential supporter of a new instrument capable of accommodating ‘the clarity, the delicacy, the light and shade he demanded in music’.

This recording was made on period instruments:
Fortepiano by Thomas and Barbara Wolf (USA), after Anton Walter (c. 1795) (Sonatas Nos. 17–19);
Fortepiano by Paul Downie (NZ), after Anton Walter (c. 1795) (Sonata No. 20)

Tracklist
 
Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 15, No. 2, P. XII:18 (1785) (00:17:59 )
1
I. Allegro (00:08:29)
2
II. Poco adagio (00:04:28)
3
III. Presto (00:05:02)
 
Piano Sonata in A-Flat Major, Op. 15, No. 3, P. XII:19 (1785) (00:20:05 )
4
I. Andante con variazioni (00:13:56)
5
II. Allegro molto (00:06:10)
 
Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 17, No. 1, P. XII:20 (1785) (00:18:42 )
6
I. Largo - * (00:04:04)
7
II. Allegro agitato * (00:08:08)
8
III. Finale: Allegretto * (00:06:32)
 
Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 17, No. 2, P. XII:21 (1785) (00:18:24 )
9
I. Allegro molto * (00:08:09)
10
II. Adagio * (00:06:36)
11
III. Allegro molto * (00:03:47)