Mozart: Piano and Violin Sonatas, K. 376, K. 379 & K. 526 Amandine Savary & Vineta Sareika

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Sonata for piano and violin No. 24 in F Major, K. 376:
• 1 Sonata for piano and violin No. 24 in F Major, K. 376: I. Allegro 04:54
• 2 Sonata for piano and violin No. 24 in F Major, K. 376: II. Andante 06:10
• 3 Sonata for piano and violin No. 24 in F Major, K. 376: III. Rondo. Allegretto grazioso 06:05
• Sonata for piano and violin No. 27 in G Major, K. 379:
• 4 Sonata for piano and violin No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: I. Adagio - Allegro 12:11
• 5 Sonata for piano and violin No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: II. Theme. Andantino cantabile - Variations I-VI - Theme. Allegretto 10:26
• Sonata for piano and violin No. 35 in A Major, K. 526:
• 6 Sonata for piano and violin No. 35 in A Major, K. 526: I. Molto allegro 06:51
• 7 Sonata for piano and violin No. 35 in A Major, K. 526: II. Andante 10:38
• 8 Sonata for piano and violin No. 35 in A Major, K. 526: III. Presto 07:19
• Total Runtime 01:04:34

Info for Mozart: Piano and Violin Sonatas, K. 376, K. 379 & K. 526

After their album devoted to the Sonatas of Grieg, the Latvian violinist Vineta Sareika and the French pianist Amandine Savary tackle Mozart for their second recording. In three sonatas of markedly different characters, the two former partners of the Trio Dali have retained their perfect harmony for performing and indeed producing a major version of these works. If the first sonata on this album, the Sonata K. 376, has no great formal originality, the dialogue between the violin and the piano is intensely varied and overall the work develops both charm and considerable tranquillity. Dating from the same year, the Sonata K. 379 was composed very rapidly; Mozart asserts he wrote it in an hour, without having the time to write down on paper the piano part that he performed from memory at its first performance the next day. Despite these unusual circumstances, it is one of the most beautiful and original of his works for piano and violin. Composed a few days after the Little Night Music, the Sonata K. 526 is one of his most dazzling compositions, with big movements in exceptionally quick tempi; there reigns here the permanent impression that the composer is delighting in his natural mastery of counterpoint and his art, uniquely so. Vineta Sareika and Amandine Savary demonstrate once again a sublime, jubilant feeling for chamber music. As for their preceding collaboration: The symbiosis is perfect between two musicians. The vital, solar violin of Sareika is answered by the expressive, structured piano playing of Savary.

Vineta Sareika, violin
Amandine Savary, piano

Vineta Sareika
Vinetas multi-faceted career spans a wide range of activities from Primaria of the Artemis Quartet to soloist and recitalist. Laureate of the Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition and several ECHO CLASSIC Awards, she has been performing as a soloist with the leading european orchestras and working as the first concert master of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic. In addition to her concert activities, Vineta is teaching chamber music at the Universität der Künste Berlin and at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Belgium. Vineta Sareika plays an Antonio Stradivari violin (1683), generously on loan to her from the Ruggieri Foundation.

A native of Jurmala (Latvia), Vineta Sareika began her violin studies at the age of 5. She studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris with Gérard Poulet and at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel with Augustin Dumay. Sareika has attended the master classes of, among others, Ida Haendel, Ivry Gitlis, Zakhar Bron, Mauricio Fuks and Sergey Krylov.

Since becoming a laureate of the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels in 2009, Sareika has been invited to perform as a soloist by renowned orchestras such as the London Philharmonia, Belgian National Orchestra, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Lisbon Philharmonic, Latvian National Orchestra and London Chamber Orchestra. She has worked with conductors such as Andris Nelsons, Paul Goodwin, Gilbert Varga, Jean-Bernard Pommier and Gérard Korsten, and performs regularly on famous stages such as Carnegie Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, Sidney Recital Hall, Kennedy Center Washington, Wigmore Hall London or Isumi Hall Osaka.

Vineta Sareika has received the Award of the Ministry of Culture of Latvia, she was named the Instrumentalist of the Year 2009 by the Latvian Radio and was recently honored with the Great Music Award, the most prestigious cultural award of the country. She is also regularly invited by the latvian government and embassies to give performances for the major national events such as official Presidential and Royal visits.

Amandine Savary
After graduated with honours in France (Caen Conservatory- Normandy), she joined the Royal Academy of Music of London in 2003 to study under Christopher Elton and Alexander Satz. She obtained her BMus diploma in 2007 and a Masters Concert Project Degree with distinction. She is now Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.

Amandine is laureate of the fondation d’entreprise banque populaire 2011, the tillest trust, the kirckman concert society, the philip&dorothy green award, the park lane group and was a recipient of the musicians benevolent fund, the martin musical scholarship, the hattori foundation, the worshipful company of musicians. She was New Master on Tour 2009 - Holland Music Sessions. She has played "debut" concerts in Amsterdam (Concertgebouw), Tokyo (Suntory Hall, Tsuda Hall), New‐York (Kaufmann Hall), London (Southbank Centre, Wigmore Hall, King’s Place, Fairfields Croydon, Kings Lynn, Harrogate), Paris (Maison de Radio France, Auditorium du Louvre, Orsay), Dijon (Auditorium), Montpellier (Corum), Osaka (Izumi Hall), Monaco (Opéra Garnier), Brussels (Flagey, Bozar, Palais Royal), Santander (Palacio de Festivales), ect..

She plays with worldwide known orchestras such as London Mozart Players, London Pro Orchetra, EUCO Orchestra, Orchestre de Bretagne, Orchestre National de Lille, Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia, Latvian National Symphonic Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, under conductors Moshe Atzmon, Hilary Devan Watton, Murray Stewart, Augustin Dumay, Jean‐Claude Casadesus, Gérard Korsten, Pascal Rophé, Emmanuel Krivine...

Her discography including Ravel Chamber music works and Schubert Piano trios / sonatas for Fuga Libera, French melodies for cello & piano for Sony and Bach Toccatas for Muso has received many awards (R10 from Repertoire Magasine, 4* from Le Monde de la Musique, the “Clef” from Resumica Magasine, the prestigious Diapason d’or, the “Choc” of the year by Classica magasine , the “Editor’s Choice” of Gramophone Magasine, the “Super sonic award” of Pizzicato Magasine amongst others…).

Booklet for Mozart: Piano and Violin Sonatas, K. 376, K. 379 & K. 526