Sonate D-Dur Für Zwei Klaviere KV 448 - Variationen "Ah, Vous Dirai-Je Maman" - Fanatsie D-moll KV 397 - Andante Con Variazioni G-Dur KV 501

Released in 1975 under the BASF label, this recording brings together two celebrated pianists, Jörg Demus and Norman Shetler, to perform some of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most cherished piano works. The selection highlights Mozart’s versatility, pairing the structurally complex Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, KV 448, and the Andante con Variazioni in G major, KV 501, with the imaginative D minor Fantasia, KV 397, and the playful variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman', KV 265.

Jörg Demus, renowned for his scholarly approach to the Viennese classical repertoire, and Norman Shetler, a distinguished pianist and lieder accompanist, were deeply immersed in the tradition of mid-20th-century European classical performance. Their collaboration was intended to showcase the clarity and rhythmic precision essential to Mozart's compositions. This recording reflects the high fidelity standards of the 1970s BASF classical series, which aimed to preserve the intimacy of domestic and chamber music settings for a listening public that valued technical refinement and authentic stylistic interpretation.