Mozart: Violin Sonata in G, K301; Violin Sonata in E minor, K304; Violin Sonata in B flat, K454; Rondo in B flat, K269

Lott recorded this when she was 12. Appropriately, she plays the child Mozart’s little Mayr violin. Picture the charming scene... but this is more than gimmickry: despite some wobbly intonation, short phrases and stifled tone, her assured grace shines through like a promise. Not helped by undistinguished pianism. Helen Wallace

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Helen Wallace

Published: January 20, 2012 at 1:21 pm

COMPOSERS: Mozart
LABELS: EMI
WORKS: Violin Sonata in G, K301; Violin Sonata in E minor, K304; Violin Sonata in B flat, K454; Rondo in B flat, K269
PERFORMER: Maria-Elisabeth Lott (violin), Sontraud Speidel (fortepiano); Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra/Markus Tomasi
CATALOGUE NO: CDC 5 56872 2

Lott recorded this when she was 12. Appropriately, she plays the child Mozart’s little Mayr violin. Picture the charming scene... but this is more than gimmickry: despite some wobbly intonation, short phrases and stifled tone, her assured grace shines through like a promise. Not helped by undistinguished pianism. Helen Wallace

Helen Wallace

Artistic and Executive Director, Kings Place

Helen Wallace is the artistic and executive director of Kings Place, a concert hall in King's Cross, London, and the former editor of BBC Music Magazine and The Strad Magazine.
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