Yoshiko Okada - Mozart ABC (2017)

The melody of the French children’s song “Ah vous dirai-je, Maman“, which was first published in the year 1761, is until today well-known in many different languages with varying lyrics (English: “Twinkle, twinkle, little star”; Spanish: “El campanita del lugar”; German: “Morgen kommt der Weihnachtsmann”). The further appropriation as ABC-Song to teach the alphabet to young learners induced the Japenese pianist Yoshiko Okada to name her latest CD “Mozart ABC”, since this little song offered Mozart the inspiration for his twelve piano variations K 265. Furthermore, the album contains the popular Fantasia C minor K 475 and the Sonata No. 14 C minor K 457, which it was published toghether with, as well as the cheerful and spirited Sonatas No. 8 D major K 311 and No. 12 F major K 332.

TRACKLIST

01. Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457
02. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, Op. 11, K. 457: I. Molto allegro
03. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, Op. 11, K. 457: II. Adagio
04. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, Op. 11, K. 457: III. Allegro assai
05. Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, Op. 6 No. 3, K. 332: I. Allegro
06. Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, Op. 6 No. 3, K. 332: II. Adagio
07. Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, Op. 6 No. 3, K. 332: III. Allegro assai
08. Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, Op. 4 No. 2, K. 311: I. Allegro con spirito
09. Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, Op. 4 No. 2, K. 311: II. Andante con espressione
10. Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, Op. 4 No. 2, K. 311: III. Rondo: Allegro
11. 12 Variations in C Major on Ah vous dirai-je, maman, K. 265