'The two mature C minor masterpieces on CD 2 – the dark-spirited Fantasia, K475, and the disturbingly dramatic Sonata No. 14, K457 – make an even stronger impact, combining near-contradictory qualities, simplicity and sophistication, searching concentration and relaxed ease of unfolding, in a manner that so many top performers exploring this repertory simply fail to discover, let alone realise.' Max Loppert
Mozart
Piano Sonatas Nos 6, 12, 14 & 16; Fantasia in C minor, K475
Christian Blackshaw (piano)
Wigmore Hall Live WHLive 0076/2
103:10 mins (2 discs)
Read the rest of this review in the August 2015 issue of BBC Music Magazine.
