Mozart/Grieg - Piano Sonata No. 15, K.533/494 (1788/c. 1877) arr. for 2 pianos
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- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 - 5 December 1791), baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the classical era.
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Piano Sonata No. 15 in F major, K.533/494 (Vienna, January 8, 1788)
arranged for 2 Pianos by Edvard Grieg, E.G. 113, No. 4 (1876-77)
to John Paulson (1851-1924)
1. Allegro (0:00)
2. Andante (8:53)
3. Rondo. Allegretto (16:16)
Heide Goertz & Tina Margareta Nilssen, piano
Mozart entered the Piano Sonata in F major, K. 533, into his "List of All my Works" on January 8, 1788. It was published in Vienna in 1788 with a revision of the Rondo, K. 494, as a finale. Mozart had completed the Rondo on June 10, 1786, and had it published in London and Speyer in 1788, separately from the Sonata. To the Rondo Mozart added a cadenza to make the movement more substantial and, therefore, a better fit with the Allegro and Andante. At this time Mozart composed relatively little music as he was preoccupied with the arrangement of a Vienna performance of Don Giovanni, for which he wrote a few new numbers.
When Grieg added an accompaniment for a second piano to Mozart’s keyboard sonatas, he did it primarily with teaching in mind. It was apparently common practice in the 1880s for teachers to accompany their pupils on a second piano (my own teacher was still perpetuating the custom 80 years on). But the resulting compositions soon found their way into the concert-hall where, according to Grieg, “the whole thing sounded surprisingly good”.
And so it does today. In trying to “impart to several of Mozart’s sonatas a tonal effect appealing to our modern ears” Grieg left a telling little document or two on just what those late nineteenth-century Norwegian ears expected.
I'm so glad you don't give craps about people with hateful comments, I find these sonata arrangements to be very nice and refreshing and enjoyable to listen to.
As he shouldn't! Can't please everybody
I really really like these. It’s nice to hear someone like Grieg play along with a master like Mozart. These are really challenging to the ear in a way that’s unique. Very interesting listening. Love it.
A rather dreary rainy cold day is now bright and beautiful...wonderful. Many thanks.
Grieg deve essersi davvero divertito a riarrangiare Mozart... E noi oggi ne godiamo con gioia. ❤
my favorite Mozart sonata!
Fascinating! Is this how 19th century peoples got to hear Mozart? I mean, that was already the beginning of the era where ancient music was played, but I'm not sure it was easy to find occasions to hear 18th century composers anyway
2 piano arrangements, but especially piano 4 hand were often the only ways for students, households, etc. etc. to get familiar with the repertoire, be it opera, symphonies or you name it. But the Grieg arrangements are a bit different as both parts are taxing, especially the one Grieg added. Definitely written for advanced students with a wide handspan or professional pianists, or just for himself and his friend John Paulson....
What a nice this surprise, it is really amazing. Bravo to both of them.
I'm loving every one of these arrangements. Please tell me there are more 😊
There is one more, the Fantasy. I hope to have that one ready in a few days.
What I find interesting about these arrangements is that they are interpretations of the sonatas just as when you play them as a pianist. Grieg did a very similar thing adding a second piano and some dynamics and phrasing.
Thank you❤
I think Grieg must really have had fun doing this. 😊 It reminds me by the way of what Robin Holloway did with the Goldberg Variations, being a little more 'irreverential' but very well done i.m.o.
8:27 the second piano part sounds like a flute
That’s also the magic of these great arrangements: they are orchestrated with textures that make them sound like an instrumental ensemble.
Fun Channel !
Tom, Brussels.
Did Grieg do Turkish March as well?
He only arranged Sonatas #5, 14, 15 and 16. They are all on my channel with the Fantasy coming soon.
C'est plus qu'un graffiti sur un monument : cette sonate a été plongée dans un pot de peinture !
Thanks for uploading this performance with the score. I don't doubt that such arrangements can be useful for a student who's still learning the piece and needs help from a teacher. However, when it comes to performing such an arrangement in front of an audience, I'd ask "why?", considering that we have Mozart's original sonata K533 for just one pianist. I say, leave K533 alone. Mozart was perfectly capable of writing a sonata for solo piano without Grieg's help, and K533 doesn't need the thicker texture. If we wanted music for piano duet or two pianos, there's plenty of music especially written for those forces, some of it by Mozart.
That is what you think, but that has nothing to do with what Grieg did, nor his publisher, nor his audiences nor his times. To answer your question; composers write, arrange anything they want to. You think Grieg would ask around in his friend circle: "Hey guys do you think it is OK to arrange Mozart piano sonatas for 2 pianos??". That by itself is one of the dumbest things I can come up with. That you question historical motivations, its legitimacy and worth is beyond me. This music is on my channel, it gets tons of views and the performers obviously LOVE playing it. What else do you want?
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