Hosokawa - Lotus under the Moonlight; Mozart - Piano Concerto no.23 | ECM New Series 4855413

Hosokawa - Lotus under the Moonlight; Mozart - Piano Concerto no.23

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Label: ECM New Series

Cat No: 4855413

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 26th March 2021

Contents

Artists

Momo Kadama (piano)
Mito Chamber Orchestra

Conductor

Seiji Ozawa

Works

Hosokawa, Toshio

Lotus under the Moonlight (Hommage a Mozart)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Piano Concerto no.23 in A major, K488

Artists

Momo Kadama (piano)
Mito Chamber Orchestra

Conductor

Seiji Ozawa

About

Momo Kodama, whose acclaimed New Series solo album Point and Line contrasted Toshio Hosakawa and Claude Debussy, here presents the piano concerto which Hosakawa wrote for her, the shimmering Lotus under the Moonlight. Composed in 2006, Lotus is also a homage to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with distant echoes of Mozart's Concerto no.23 in A major, the work with which it is paired here in a concert recording from Japan, with Maestro Seiji Ozawa and his Mito Chamber Orchestra.

In a composer's note, Hosakawa writes that "Momo Kodama's transparency, sensitivity and expressiveness have continued to inspire my piano music deeply. As she touches this magical instrument, she touches the mysterious energy of the universe and stirs my soul."

"Kodama brings a wonderful capacity for stillness to Hosokawa's often ascetic language...but this is an inventive exploration of both composers." - BBC Music Magazine on 'Point and Line'

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