The Messenger: Works by Mozart & Silvestrov

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Her classy way with the D minor Concerto needs no point-making presentation: her playing combines incisiveness and finesse, with winsome poise also in the slow movement and deftly superb accompaniment... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 3rd Oct 2020
Catalogue No: 4837853
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Length: 78 minutes

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Mozart: Fantasia in D minor, K397

Work length13:53

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Hélène Grimaud (piano)
Recorded: 2020-01-27
Recording Venue: Große Universitätsaula, Universität Salzburg

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466

Work length21:30

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Hélène Grimaud (piano), Camerata Salzburg (chamber orchestra), Ludwig van Beethoven (cadenzor)
Recorded: 2020-01-27
Recording Venue: Große Universitätsaula, Universität Salzburg

I. Allegro (Cadenza Beethoven)

Track length9:00

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II. Romance

Track length7:32

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III. Rondo. Allegro assai (Cadenza Beethoven)

Track length4:58

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Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K475

Work length3:01

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Hélène Grimaud (piano)
Recorded: 2020-01-27
Recording Venue: Große Universitätsaula, Universität Salzburg

Sylvestrov: The Messenger (For Piano and Strings)

Work length2:49

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Hélène Grimaud (piano), Camerata Salzburg (chamber orchestra)
Recorded: 2020-01-27
Recording Venue: Große Universitätsaula, Universität Salzburg

Sylvestrov: Two Dialogues with Postscript

Work length27:49

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Hélène Grimaud (piano), Camerata Salzburg (chamber orchestra)
Recorded: 2020-01-27
Recording Venue: Große Universitätsaula, Universität Salzburg

I. Wedding Waltz

Track length5:46

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II. Postlude

Track length11:36

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III. Morning Serenade

Track length10:27

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Sylvestrov: The Messenger (For Piano Solo)

Work length9:36

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Hélène Grimaud (piano)
Recorded: 2020-01-27
Recording Venue: Große Universitätsaula, Universität Salzburg

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Interview, Hélène Grimaud on The Messenger

7th January 2021

The French pianist talks to Katherine about her recording of works by Mozart and Valentin Silvestrov with Camerata Salzburg, released at the end of last year on Deutsche Grammophon.

MELANCHOLY AND HOPE HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD UNRAVELS A FASCINATING DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE WORLDS OF MOZART AND SILVESTROV

For her latest studio album, Hélène travels to Salzburg where she creates a fascinating juxtaposition between the eternal W A Mozart and the Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov (b 1937) Hélène has long had a passion for Silvestrov’s music, which some call post modernist or even neoclassical .."Like Arvo Pärt Silvestrov’s music is harmonic, which far from being a weakness, is an enlightenment in its own right and very powerful in its simplicity", says Hélène The composer’s own words hint at why this is for her so intriguing I do not write new music My music is a response to and an echo of what already exists"

In selecting the music for this album, Hélène has carefully chosen music by Mozart that fits into an overall dramaturgy from Mozart's famous unfinished D minor Fantasy, Helene transitions seamlessly into the great D minor concerto K 466 one of the most popular amongst Mozart's 27 concertos (and one of only two in a minor key) The C minor Fantasy here signals "the end of Mozart" and a new beginning The Messenger starts with a theme reminiscent of Mozart, and like a messenger, creates a connection between the present and the world that existed before Melancholy and hope, sadness and exuberance can be felt emanating from both Mozart's and Silvestrov's works The Messenger, one of Silvestrov’s most performed works, is dedicated to his wife Larissa Bondarenko who had recently passed away The Two Dialogues with Postscript that serve here as an epilogue, leave the outcome open, leading the way to Schubert, Wagner and beyond

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Christmas 2020

Her classy way with the D minor Concerto needs no point-making presentation: her playing combines incisiveness and finesse, with winsome poise also in the slow movement and deftly superb accompaniment by the Camerata Salzburg.

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