Maria João Pires - Mozart, Schubert & Beethoven (2024)

cclaimed as one of the greatest interpreters of Mozart, Portuguese pianist Maria-João Pires is an artist who combines exquisite stylistic refinement with a serious effort to plumb the intellectual complexities and spiritual depths of music. Refusing to conform to the traditional image of a concert virtuoso, Pires emphasizes the spiritual dimensions of music, always searching for hidden meanings which may elude the analytical performer. This remarkable reverence toward works of music, clearly manifested in her performances of Mozart, was made explicit by her remark that, as a performer, she acts as a channel for the composer's ideas.

Tracklist
[10:31] 1. Maria João Pires - Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": I. Allegro
[12:27] 2. Maria João Pires - Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": II. Andantino
[10:37] 3. Maria João Pires - Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": III. Rondeau. Presto
[4:24] 4. Maria João Pires - 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 2 in E-Flat Major
[5:31] 5. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
[2:00] 6. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
[6:01] 7. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato
[7:48] 8. Maria João Pires - Piano Concerto No. 8 in C Major, K. 246 "Lützow": I. Allegro aperto
[8:18] 9. Maria João Pires - Piano Concerto No. 8 in C Major, K. 246 "Lützow": II. Andante
[7:14] 10. Maria João Pires - Piano Concerto No. 8 in C Major, K. 246 "Lützow": III. Rondeau. Tempo di menuetto
[6:31] 11. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: I. Molto allegro
[7:31] 12. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: II. Adagio
[4:55] 13. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: III. Allegro assai
[9:13] 14. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
[4:20] 15. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
[4:40] 16. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro
[4:33] 17. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza - Trio
[7:31] 18. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: IV. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
[8:48] 19. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro
[7:23] 20. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": II. Adagio
[6:24] 21. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto
[7:24] 22. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284: I. Allegro
[4:57] 23. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284: II. Rondeau en polonaise. Andante
[4:30] 24. Maria João Pires - 3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D Major
[2:57] 25. Maria João Pires - 3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 2 in G Major
[6:13] 26. Maria João Pires - 3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 3 in E-Flat Major
[9:04] 27. Maria João Pires - Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: I. Allegro vivace
[7:56] 28. Maria João Pires - Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: II. Andantino
[6:01] 29. Maria João Pires - Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: III. Allegro ma non troppo
[9:29] 30. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
[5:52] 31. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto
[5:25] 32. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
[4:56] 33. Maria João Pires - 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major
[2:54] 34. Maria João Pires - Fantasia for Piano Four-Hands in F Minor, Op. Posth. 103, D. 940: II. Largo
[5:55] 35. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
[2:04] 36. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
[11:51] 37. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
[12:52] 38. Maria João Pires - Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, K. 459: I. Allegro
[8:42] 39. Maria João Pires - Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, K. 459: II. Allegretto
[8:16] 40. Maria João Pires - Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, K. 459: III. Allegro assai
[4:00] 41. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
[2:17] 42. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo
[11:53] 43. Maria João Pires - Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
[10:30] 44. Maria João Pires - 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 1 in C Minor