Keyboard arrangements of Mozart’s compositions, ranging from one of his earliest minuets to his tribute to J.S. Bach, reveal the variety and fecundity of his imagination, not least in the inspired collection made by the great pianist Edwin Fischer, and in the excerpts from the playful Londoner Skizzenbuch. They are performed on two original and newly restored instruments, the Tangentenflügel—a transitional keyboard instrument with a unique tone quality that sounds like a harpsichord endowed with dynamics—and the pantalon square piano. This is the first recording ever made of a historical pantalon.
This recording was made on a period instrument: Berner Tangentenflügel and Maucher Pantalon Square Piano from the Pooya Radbon Collection
Tracklist
1
Adagio in B Minor, K. 540 (1788) (00:08:07)
Musik zu einer Pantomime Pantalon und Colombine, K. 446 (completed, edited and arranged by F. Beyer for piano) (1783) (00:24:49 )
2
Overture (arr. from Symphony No. 11 in D Major, K. 84: I. Allegro) (00:03:17)
3
No. 1. Allegro: Pantalon und Colombine zanken sich (00:00:43)
4
No. 2. Maestoso: Der Dottore kommt (00:02:05)
5
No. 3. Allegro: Pierò kommt gelaufen. Pantalon, Pierò und Dottore liegen aufe der Erde (00:01:06)
6
No. 4. Poco Adagio: Dottore und Colombine steht unbeweglich (00:00:48)
7
No. 5. Andante molto: Pantalon und Pierò bringen den Tisch (00:00:50)
8
No. 6. Adagio: Colombine ist ganz traurig - Allegro: Arlequin guckt aus dem Kasten heraus (00:04:47)
9
No. 7. Allegro maestoso (00:01:05)
10
No. 8. Larghetto: Pierò geht auf und ab, sieht den Türken (00:01:31)
11
No. 9. Allegro (ma non troppo) - Presto (00:00:58)
12
No. 10. Maestoso (00:02:49)
13
No. 11. Allegro: Pierò fürchtet sich vor dem toten Arlequin - Marcia - Allegro (00:03:39)
14
No. 12. Finale (arr. from Presto in D Major, K. 120) (00:01:11)
15
Keyboard Piece in F Major, K. Anh. A6 (previously known as K. 33B) (1766) (00:01:02)
16
London Sketchbook, K. Anh. 109b: [Allegretto] in F Major, K. 15a (1765) (00:01:06)
17
London Sketchbook, K. Anh. 109b: [Andantino] in C Major, K. 15b (1765) (00:01:33)
18
London Sketchbook, K. Anh. 109b: [Contredanse] in F Major, K. 15h (1765) (00:00:50)
19
London Sketchbook, K. Anh. 109b: [Minore] in A Minor, K. 15k (1765) (00:01:09)
20
London Sketchbook, K. Anh. 109b: [Siciliano] in D Minor, K. 15u (1765) (00:01:31)
21
Minuet in G Major, K. 1 (arr. E. Fischer for piano as Mozartiana: I. 3 Menuette: No. 1) (1762) (00:02:14)
22
Keyboard Piece (Minuet) in F Major, K. 2 (arr. E. Fischer for tangent piano) (1762) (00:00:47)
23
Piece in D Major, K. Anh. H24, No. 18 (previously known as Minuet, K. 94) (arr. E. Fischer for piano as Mozartiana: I. 3 Menuette: No. 3) (1769) (00:01:18)
24
Fantasy in F Minor, K. 608 (arr. E. Fischer for piano as Mozartiana: II.) (1791) (00:11:51)
25
Andantino in E-Flat Major, K. 236 (Mozart's arr. of Non vi turbate from C.W. Gluck's Alceste, arr. E. Fischer for piano as Mozartiana: III.) () (00:01:09)
26
Contredanse in D Major, K. 534, "Das Donnerwetter" (arr. E. Fischer for piano as Mozartiana: IV.) (1788) (00:02:39)
27
Romance in A-Flat Major, K. Anh. 205/K. Anh. C27.04 (arr. E. Fischer for piano as Mozartiana: V.) () (00:05:04)
28
Variations on an Arietta from G. Sarti's I Finti Eredi, K. Anh. 289/K. Anh. C26.06 (arr. E. Fischer for piano as Mozartiana: VI.) () (00:07:57)
