Carl Philipp Emanuel, Johann Christian & · Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concertos
Anastasia Injushina, piano · Hamburger Camerata · Ralf Gothóni, conductor
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Track listing
10 tracks · 69:21Listen to samples on selected tracks.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Suite in C major (fragment) KV 399 12:09
- 1 Ouverture 4:25
- 2 Allemande 4:34
- 3 Courante 3:10
- 4 Sonata movement for Piano in G minor (fragment) KV 312 (KV 189i/590d) 4:25
- Prelude and Fugue in C major KV 394 10:29
- 5 Prelude 5:09
- 6 Fugue 5:23
- 7 Andante in F major for Small Mechanical Organ KV 616 7:32
- 8 Allegro in B-flat major KV 400 (completed by M. Stadler) 8:46
- 9 Ten Variations in G major on "Unser dummer Pöbel meint" KV 455 13:20
- 10 Twelve Variations in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman" KV 265 12:37
About this recording
Second release on Ondine by the award-winning pianist Anastasia Injushina features some of the lesser-known aspects of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's (1756-1791) piano music. Injushina is particularly known for the poetry and sensitivity in her playing, which makes Mozart's music, among others, a perfect choice for repertoire for her.
During the 1780s Mozart became deeply interested in Baroque music. In Vienna he took actively part in Sunday meetings arranged by van Swieten where the music of the old masters, such as Handel and Bach, were played. As a result the influence of Baroque music became visible in some of Mozart's works which are heard on this disc.
The Suite in C was influenced by Handel's piano suites. Prelude and Fugue is a great example of Mozart's interest in the art of the Fugue and the music of Bach. The Sonata movement KV 312 and Andante in F major for Small Mechanical Organ are among Mozart's last completed pieces. Twelve Variations in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman" is a delightful piece based on the famous children's song Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
Features
Sleeve notes in English, German and Finnish.
A DXD Recording.
Press
Anastasia Injushina is an imaginative, often compelling Mozartian. The variation sets that grew out of Mozart's own improvisations come off especially well, with Injushina relishing both their extrovert brilliance and their textural subtleties.
Richard Wigmore, Gramophone Magazine, February 2015
The two sets of variations, in particular, are imaginatively handled, and played with admirable keyboard suppleness.
Misha Donat, BBC Music Magazine, March 2015
The artists
Anastasia Injushina
Anastasia Injushina began her piano studies at the age of four, and soon she studied
at St. Petersburg conservatoire in the Lubov Rudova class. Already then she toured
the country as an orchestra soloist, and at the age of ten she premiered in the famous
hall of St. Petersburg Philharmonie.
Injushina moved to Finland in 1991 and started studying at the Sibelius-Academy
with Viathcheslav Novikov. When still studying, she was awarded the II position at
the national Maj Lind piano competition and she won I prize at the Munich ARD
competition. This victory meant a leap in her solo career, but also helped Injushina
develop herself as a chamber musician in an international level.
After her studies, Anastasia Injushina has made numerous radio and television
recordings, for such broadcasting companies as ARD, Bayerischer Rundfunk,
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Norddeutscher Rundfunk and Finnish YLE. She has been
invited to perform at several international music festivals, among which Schleswig-
Holstein, Mecklenburg, MDR-Sommer, Kuhmo Chamber Music and Mikkeli Music
festival. Ms Injushina has continued to give concerts around Europe and South
America, both as a soloist and a chamber musician with the world leading musicians
as partners.
One of the thriving forces of Anastasia Injushina's career has been her special
relationship with chamber music. After many years of work, this love for music
developed into a decision to build up a new chamber music event in Helsinki. Since
2009, Anastasia Injushina has been the artistic director of her own Helsinki Chamber
Music Festival.