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Title: Brilliant Playing of lesser known works
Review: These are lesser known pieces of Mozart comprising mainly of etudes and unfinished compositions that were rounded off after Mozart's death.Although these pieces are by no means masterpieces, under the wonderful hands of Staier they are given resonance and meaning that confirm the great powers of Mozart as a composer.Of all the pieces, it is Allemende which is the highlight here. The playing is ghostlike. On the fortepiano, the effect is quite chilling and each phrase seems haunted by spirits of the great man himself.The key to all Staier recordings is the use of silence or brief, almost imperceptible pauses which allow the sense of a phrase sink in. He's used this to great effect in his harpsichord recordings of Bach and he re-employs the technique for this recordings of Mozart.In Europe, Staier is considered a modern genius - listen to the Allemende and you'll understand why.
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