Emil Gilels plays Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 15 in F major, KV 533/494

Recorded during one of his frequent visits to Prague, this piano sonata was performed as an opening to a recital that included the Brahms Fantasias Op.116 , which I have already uploaded, and It remained unpublished until quite recently. Gilels pays tribute to the composer of the Magic Flute by using his unique and original understanding of the work combined with his gorgeous symphonic tone. And the result is striking , as is the case with Horowitz's famous Carnegie Hall recording of Mozart's most famous sonata no.11 In A major , K.331 . Recordings like these make some of today's ''Historically informed performances'' seem highly unimaginative and uncomfortably stiff.


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Sonata in F major , K 533/494
1. Allegro - 00:00
2. Andante, in B flat major - 09:35
3. Rondo - Allegretto molto - 17:51


Recorded during Prague Spring Festival, 24 May 1973