Lucas Wong - Taubert: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 4 & 6 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Wilhelm Taubert was a significant composer and teacher in Berlin during a period when the city began to rival Vienna and Paris as a European musical powerhouse. Though it was also a time when the piano had reached it's zenith in size and tonal depth, Taubert's graceful, conservative style was perfectly suited to the instrument. His sonatas fuse Beethovenian elements with those of Weber, and feature slow movements that draw on rich operatic lyricism reminiscent of Rossini or Cherubini. Album Tracks 1. Piano Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 4~I. Allegro vivace 2. Piano Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 4~II. Andante con moto, più tosto allegretto 3. Piano Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 4~III. Rondo Vivace 4. Piano Sonata No. 2 in C minor, Op. 20 'Grande Sonate'~I. Allegro appassionato 5. Piano Sonata No. 2 in C minor, Op. 20 'Grande Sonate'~II. Scherzo Allegro non troppo - 6. Piano Sonata No. 2 in C minor, Op. 20 'Grande Sonate'~III. Allegro agitato 7. Piano Sonata No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 21, No. 2~I. Allegro vivace 8. Piano Sonata No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 21, No. 2~II. Romance Andante con moto 9. Piano Sonata No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 21, No. 2~III. Allegro poco agitato 10. Piano Sonata No. 6 in D minor, Op. 114~I. Allegro impetuoso, ma non troppo 11. Piano Sonata No. 6 in D minor, Op. 114~II. Larghetto con moto 12. Piano Sonata No. 6 in D minor, Op. 114~III. Scherzo Allegretto con moto 13. Piano Sonata No. 6 in D minor, Op. 114~IV. Finale Allegro con fuoco, ma espressivo