Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25 and 40 & Sonata for 2 Pianos, K. 448
9/21/2018, 11 Tracks, 1:18:12
Featuring
Dan Ettinger
Hagai Yodan
Stuttgarter Philharmoniker
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Mozart's symphonies are described as 'instrumental operas,' where themes and motifs act as individual characters in an orchestral drama.
Performer Biography
Dan Ettinger, the conductor on this album, is Principal Conductor of the Stuttgart Philharmonic and General Music Director of the City of Stuttgart.
Composition History
The 'great' G minor Symphony (KV 550) is one of Mozart's last three symphonies, all composed within a few weeks in the summer of 1788.
Performer Biography
The Stuttgart Philharmonic, founded in 1924, received the 'Prix Rachmaninoff 2006' for their concert cycle of all Rachmaninoff's symphonies and piano concertos.
Composer Biography
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed over forty symphonies, writing his first at age eight and his last at 32.
Performer Biography
Hagai Yodan, who performs piano on this album, is a multidisciplinary artist from Israel, active as a musician, photographer, writer, and stylist.
Composition History
Mozart wrote only two of his symphonies in a minor key, both in G minor, likely due to instrumental considerations and public taste.
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