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Special offer. Mozart in Vienna

Gottlieb Wallisch (piano)

Wallisch is in many ways a highly attractive Mozartian, commanding a beautiful (if rather opaque) tone, a discerning sense of proportion and a keen but discreet articulation, all complemented...

Special offer. Mozart in Vienna

Gottlieb Wallisch (piano)

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Wallisch is in many ways a highly attractive Mozartian, commanding a beautiful (if rather opaque) tone, a discerning sense of proportion and a keen but discreet articulation, all complemented...

About

”Evidence of fingers exceptionally vigorous, nimble and purposeful." BBC Music Magazine

“He plays with a light, sparkling touch and singing melodies, with tasteful and unexaggerated expression." Fanfare

For more than ten years Gottlieb Wallisch has captivated audiences from many of the world’s major concert platforms with his playing. Wallisch’s debut on Linn Records, ‘Mozart in Vienna’, features a selection of Mozart’s best-loved works, all composed in Vienna during one of the composer’s most fruitful periods: 1781-1791.

Wallisch expertly demonstrates Mozart’s quintessential style: his skill at improvisation (Fantasie KV 397), his humour (Variationen KV 455) and his more intimate, melancholic side (Rondo KV 511).

Two of Mozart’s finest sonatas are also included and they allow Gottlieb to display his deep understanding of the music of his fellow Austrian, as well as his impressive technical and interpretative skills.

The Viennese pianist has performed this repertoire internationally to great acclaim: “Wallisch proved himself to be an exceptional performer of Mozart” (Neue Ruhr Zeitung).

Recorded in St George’s, Bristol, which is regarded as one of the best chamber venues in Britain, Gottlieb gives a stylish and individual performance of some of Mozart’s finest piano works.

Born into a family of Viennese musicians, Gottlieb Wallisch is a competition prizewinner and a respected artist in the Viennese piano tradition.

Gottlieb Wallisch has performed with many leading orchestras including Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. He has performed at prestigious London venues Wigmore Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Gottlieb participated in the international cycle "Rising Stars" and gave solo recitals in many European capitals as well as New York’s Carnegie Hall.

Contents and tracklist

I. Allegro
Track length5:47
II. Adagio
Track length9:41
III. Allegretto
Track length5:28
I. Allegro
Track length4:33
II. Adagio
Track length6:09
III. Allegretto
Track length8:00
I. Thema
Track length00:46
II. Variation I
Track length00:41
III. Variation II
Track length00:41
IV. Variation III
Track length00:49
V. Variation IV
Track length00:43
VI. Variation V
Track length00:53
VII. Variation VI
Track length00:41
VIII. Variation VII
Track length00:45
IX. Variation VIII
Track length1:03
X. Variation IX
Track length3:17
XI. Variation X
Track length2:31

Awards and reviews

November 2010

Wallisch is in many ways a highly attractive Mozartian, commanding a beautiful (if rather opaque) tone, a discerning sense of proportion and a keen but discreet articulation, all complemented by a suitably graceful formality.

October 2010

From the first notes of the theme [of K455], one sense that Wallisch feels strongly about the music, and each variation is beautifully characterized. high drama and virtuosity vie with some lovely expressive moments, the cadenza sections are exciting and the final accelerando - an original touch - is highly convincing
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