Tracklist: 00:00:00 Joseph Martin Kraus: 2 Neue Kuriose Minuetten, VB 190 00:10:42 Joseph Martin Kraus: Rondo in F Major, VB 191 00:12:45 Joseph Martin Kraus: Svensk Dans, VB 192 00:21:02 Joseph Martin Kraus: Thema con variazione, VB 193 00:24:48 Joseph Martin Kraus: Larghetto, VB 194 00:35:56 Joseph Martin Kraus: Sonata in E-Flat Major, VB 195: I. Allegro moderato 00:36:44 Joseph Martin Kraus: Sonata in E-Flat Major, VB 195: II. Andante con variazione 00:45:11 Joseph Martin Kraus: Sonata in E-Flat Major, VB 195: III. Allegro ma non troppo presto 00:54:31 Joseph Martin Kraus: Sonata in E Major, VB 196: I. Vivace 01:02:17 Joseph Martin Kraus: Sonata in E Major, VB 196: II. Adagio 01:09:30 Joseph Martin Kraus: Sonata in E Major, VB 196: III. Allegretto - Adagio - Arioso 01:13:48 Joseph Martin Kraus: Sonata in E Major, VB 196: IV. Andante con variazione
Wunderschöne Interpretation dieser kompakten und fein komponierten Tastenwerke in verschiedenen Tempi mit klarem doch zugleich warmherzigem Klang des technisch perfekten Fortepianos und mit angenehmer Dynamik. Dieser Komponist soll viel häufiger aufgeführt und viel höher geschätzt werden!
Magnificent music, worthy of his symphonies! I am afraid there is a mismatch between the pieces. The correct tracklist should be this one: 00:00:00 Joseph Martin Kraus: Sonata in E Major, VB 196: IV. Andante con variazione 00:10:42 Joseph Martin Kraus: 2 Neue Kuriose Minuetten, VB 190 00:12:45 Joseph Martin Kraus: Rondo in F Major, VB 191 00:21:02 Joseph Martin Kraus: Svensk Dans, VB 192 00:24:48 Joseph Martin Kraus: Thema con variazione, VB 193 00:35:56 Joseph Martin Kraus: Larghetto, VB 194 00:36:44 Joseph Martin Kraus: Sonata in E-Flat Major, VB 195: I. Allegro moderato 00:45:11 Joseph Martin Kraus: Sonata in E-Flat Major, VB 195: II. Andante con variazione 00:54:31 Joseph Martin Kraus: Sonata in E-Flat Major, VB 195: III. Allegro ma non troppo presto 01:02:17 Joseph Martin Kraus: Sonata in E Major, VB 196: I. Vivace 01:09:30 Joseph Martin Kraus: Sonata in E Major, VB 196: II. Adagio 01:13:49 Joseph Martin Kraus: Sonata in E Major, VB 196: III. Allegretto - Adagio - Arioso
Dear @Brilliant Classics channel administrators. Pay attention to this comment! You really have the wrong tracklist. You have not uploaded the video correctly! Your video starts at 00:00:00 Joseph Martin Kraus: Sonata in E Major, VB 196: IV. Andante con variazione, and it should be at the very end! Finalize the disc. You need to delete this video and re-upload it!
I’ve never heard of Kraus. TBH, I was not particularly impressed with his compositional ability here. On the other hand, I am very impressed that Brilliant Classics featured this excellent performer on an actual pianoforte, an under utilized instrument that has fallen through the cracks of the harpsichord/modern piano lineage.
The theme at 00:24:48 is the basis for William Gardiner's LYONS, and one hymnal I have even credits Kraus for such.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-j6GgAVlZgak.html
Composers from this era did a ton of work for hire. Compositions would be simple or complex depending on who commissioned them, and it's clear those works were intended for amateurs for the most part. Even the sonatas don't feel particularly inspired.
I disagree completely. That sonata (in E-Major for example( is a weird one because it`s quasi a fantasia and the main motives didnt appear throughout the piece. The listener is the one who have to recognise them somehow, if that makes sense. That´s probably why Kraus is an original composer compared to Mozart or Bethoven.
