Katie Mahan - Mozart Live on Spirio Katie Mahan

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Don Giovanni, K 527:
• 1 Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527: Overture 05:59
• Sonata No. 9 in D major, K 311:
• 2 Mozart: Sonata No. 9 in D major, K 311: I. Allegro con spirito 04:26
• 3 Mozart: Sonata No. 9 in D major, K 311: II. Andante con espressione 05:26
• 4 Mozart: Sonata No. 9 in D major, K 311: III. Rondo - Allegro 06:23
• Requiem in D minor, K 626:
• 5 Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626: Confutatis 02:03
• 6 Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626: Lacrimosa 04:05
• Fantasia in D minor, K 397:
• 7 Mozart: Fantasia in D minor, K 397 05:33
• Sonata No. 7 in C major, K 309:
• 8 Mozart: Sonata No. 7 in C major, K 309: I. Allegro con spirito 05:21
• 9 Mozart: Sonata No. 7 in C major, K 309: II. Andante un poco adagio 06:14
• 10 Mozart: Sonata No. 7 in C major, K 309: III. Rondo - Allegretto grazioso 05:38
• Serenade in G major “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”, K 525:
• 11 Mozart: Serenade in G major “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”, K 525: I. Allegro 05:09
• 12 Mozart: Serenade in G major “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”, K 525: II. Romanze: Andante 05:20
• 13 Mozart: Serenade in G major “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”, K 525: III. Menuetto: Allegretto 02:01
• 14 Mozart: Serenade in G major “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”, K 525:IV. Rondo: Allegro 04:01
• Total Runtime 01:07:39

Info for Katie Mahan - Mozart Live on Spirio

“On this album, I have tried to bring together the many sides of Mozart's magic across the numerous genres in which he composed, from opera to sacred music, orchestral to solo keyboard, and to effect my own pianistic voice on some of his most beloved non-keyboard works. The selections presented here were lovingly chosen to give a glimpse of the infinite variety of Mozart's creative imagination, from the dark psychological drama of Don Giovanni to the spiritual depth of the Requiem, from the endearing charm of Eine kleine Nachtmusik to the virtuosity of the Piano Sonatas K. 309 and K. 311 and the D minor Fantasia K. 397. It is my hope that the program presented on this album will inspire a curiosity to delve deeper into the magical world of Mozart, and that the piano arrangements included here will bring as much joy to my listeners as they did to me in creating them.” (Katie Mahan)

“There is some undefinable essence that Mahan seems to draw out of the music, out of the piano that catches the listener and commands attention.” - Fanfare

“Katie Mahan effectively brings out tragedy and pathos...with passionate emphasis.” - Online Merker

“Mahan's performance is ravishingly eloquent, virtuosic...thoughtful, always serving the music and the composer” - Pizzicato

Katie Mahan, piano

Katie Mahan
American pianist Katie Mahan’s life has always been filled with music, and at the age of four, inspired by attending a performance of Gershwin’s An American in Paris given by the famous French piano duo, Katia & Marielle Labèque, she decided that she wanted to be a concert pianist. She subsequently began piano studies with her mother, Bobette Mahan, giving her first solo recital two years later at the age of six. An American in Paris opened the door to the vast world of classical music for Katie, and her love of Gershwin quickly led her to discover the music of Debussy and Ravel, the French composers that Gershwin idolized. Although Katie’s music now takes her all over the world, she never forgets her American heritage, and the great American composer who inspired her to become a pianist. Her programs often feature her own classical arrangements of her beloved countryman’s music, alongside works of Debussy and the Viennese classical repertoire.

Katie’s greatest pianistic influence came from her studies with the celebrated French pianist Pascal Rogé, with whom she studied the music of the French Impressionists. Rogé – who traces his musical heritage directly back to the great French tradition of Debussy and Ravel – was not only an important pianistic influence on Katie, but also inspired her to devote years of study to the search for understanding of French music, art and stylistic tradition.

Since making her orchestral debut in 1999 performing Gershwin’s Concerto in F with the Breckenridge Symphony, Katie has appeared in concert throughout the USA, Europe, Canada, the Middle East, Russia and Japan. She has performed with such celebrated conductors as Jiri Belohlavek, Marin Alsop, Grant Cooper, and Lawrence Leighton-Smith, among others, and in such famous halls as the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Prinzregenten Theatre in Munich, the great hall of the Moscow Conservatory in Moscow, and the Smetana Hall in Prague.

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