Hélène Grimaud: The Messenger LP

In this album, Hélène Grimaud takes us to Salzburg, where she fascinatingly juxtaposes Mozart and the Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov (b. 1937). Both Mozart’s and Silvestrov’s works are based on melancholy and hope, sadness and exuberance.

Hélène Grimaud has long had a passion for Silvestrov’s music, which some describe as post-modern or even neo-classical. “Like Arvo Pärt (in her debut DG album “Credo”), Silvestrov’s music is harmonic, which is by no means a weakness, but an enlightenment in itself and very powerful in its simplicity”, she says.

Tracklist:

Disk 1

1. Mozart: Fantasia in d - Moll, KV 397
2. Mozart: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Nr. 20 in d - Moll, KV 466 – 1. Allegro
3. Mozart: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Nr. 20 in d - Moll, KV 466 – 2. Romance
4. Mozart: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Nr. 20 in d - Moll, KV 466 – 3. Rondo. Allegro assai

Disk 2

1. Mozart: Fantasia in c - Moll, KV 475
2. Silvestrov: The Messenger für Klavier, Streichorchester und Synthesizer
3. Silvestrov: Two Dialogues with Postscript – 1. Wedding Waltz
4. Silvestrov: Two Dialogues with Postscript – 2. Postludium
5. Silvestrov: Two Dialogues with Postscript – 3. Morning Serenade
6. Silvestrov: The Messenger for Piano Solo

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