Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was one of the first composers to write pieces for piano four hands, with his father noting his first such composition in London in 1765.
Performer Biography
Guillaume Bellom, born in 1992, began studying both piano and violin at age six and was admitted unanimously to the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP) for both instruments.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded from July 6 to 9, 2013, at the Théâtre Saint-Bonnet in Bourges, France, with Maximilien Ciup as the artistic director and sound engineer.
Composition History
The three works on this album were composed in Vienna between 1786 and 1787, a period when Mozart was shifting his focus from a pianist's career to opera composition, influenced by his meeting with librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte.
Performer Biography
Ismaël Margain, born in 1992, received comprehensive musical training in Sarlat, including piano, flute, saxophone, jazz, and composition, before being admitted to the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP).
Composition History
Mozart's works for piano four hands, including six sonatas, an Andante with Variations, and a Fugue, were highly popular, evidenced by their numerous reprints in Germany, France, and England.
Performer Biography
Ismaël Margain gained public recognition at the 2012 Long-Thibaud Competition, where he won the Public Prize and the Third Grand Prix Marguerite Long for his performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23.
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