Mozart - Works for Two Pianos
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Label: Etcetera
Cat No: KTC1778
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 26th January 2024
Contents
Works
Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K620Symphony no.41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter' (arr. Otto Singer)
Artists
Jean-Michel Dayez (piano)Hans Ryckelynck (piano)
Works
Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K620Symphony no.41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter' (arr. Otto Singer)
Artists
Jean-Michel Dayez (piano)Hans Ryckelynck (piano)
About
Keyboard instruments have always been used by composers to shape their musical language: from Bach to Dutilleux or Ligeti, via Beethoven, Schumann or Bartók, a keyboard has always played an important role in the creative process. There are also a great number of historical references that reveal the importance of the piano reduction in making new works available to music-lovers of the time, as many symphonic masterpieces were first heard in reduced versions in private homes before being performed in the great concert halls. Stripped of orchestral frills and reduced to its essence, the music may perhaps have even gained in expressive power, as the homogeneous sound of the piano often makes a dissonance seem stronger than when it is played by two different instruments, who may well be metres apart as well. Thanks to the piano's precise touch, every rhythmic detail is refined and clear. Think for a moment of the initially more attractive hues of a colour photograph, and then compare it to the austere power and clearly delineated shapes and textures of a black-and-white photograph. We decided to approach Mozart and his oeuvre from this angle in an attempt not only to get to the heart of his music and to highlight its modernity, but also to share our great enthusiasm for the reductions for two pianos with you. Our programme includes works from three of the musical forms in which Mozart excelled: opera, the symphony, and the sonata.
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