Maria João Pires
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Biography
Born in Lisbon, Portugal on July 23, 1944, Maria João Pires is an acclaimed classical pianist whose repertoire focuses mostly on works by Mozart and Chopin. She played her first recital at the age of five and was performing Mozart piano concertos when she was seven. She came to international prominence when she won the Beethoven Bicentenary Competition â held in Brussels, Belgium - in 1970. Maria João Pires then began to perform with major international orchestras across Europe, America, Japan, Canada, and Israel. Performing both as a member of a chamber orchestra and a soloist, she has released many recordings during her career including Mozart: Great Piano Concertos (1978), Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas (1990), Brahms: The Violin Sonatas (1992), Grieg: Violin Sonatas (1993), Schumann: Piano Pieces (1995), Chopin: The Nocturnes (1996), Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas (2002), and Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 (2015). In 1999, she founded the Belgais Centre for Study of the Arts, and eventually relocated to Brazil in 2006. Although she never officially retired, Maria João Pires made fewer albums and performances. In her absence, several box sets of her music were released in 2014 including The Complete Erato Recordings and The Complete Solo Recordings.
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Maria João Pires
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 8, 9 "Jeunehomme", 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 23 & 27
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Maria João Pires
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 21, K. 467, No. 26, K. 537 "Coronation" & Rondo, K. 386
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Top Tracks
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- Vocalise-étude en forme de Habanera, M. 51 featuring Augustin Dumay
- Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1 - I. Allegro con brio featuring Augustin Dumay
- Mazurka No.38 in F sharp minor Op.59 No.3
- Adagio and Allegro in A flat, Op. 70~1. Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck by Maria João Pires
- Chopin: Nocturne No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1 by ã·ã§ãã³
- Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 - IV. Finale (Presto non tanto) by Frédéric Chopin
- Piano Sonata No.8 in A minor, K.310: 1. Allegro maestoso by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65 - II. Scherzo (Allegro con brio) by Frédéric Chopin
- Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96 - IV. Poco allegretto featuring Augustin Dumay
- Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8 - IV. Allegro featuring Augustin Dumay
- Rondo in D Major, K. 485
- Piano Concerto No.26 in D, K.537 "Coronation"~1. Allegro - Cadenza: Paul Badura-Skoda
- Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96 - III. Scherzo. Allegro featuring Augustin Dumay
- Piano Sonata No. 9 in A Minor, K. 310: I. Allegro Maestoso
- Piano Concerto No.14 in E flat, K.449~1. Allegro vivace - Cadenza: Mozart
- Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza - Trio
- Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284: II. Rondeau en Polonaise: Andante
- Schubert : Piano Sonata No.21 in B flat major D960 : IV Allegro, ma non troppo
- Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 - III. Allegro vivace featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284: I. Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto & III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
- Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379 - II. Thema. Andantino cantabile - Var.I-V -Allegretto featuring Augustin Dumay
- Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283 - I. Allegro
- Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283 - II. Andante
