Resurrection of Mozart

Featuring

Andres Mustonen
Rostislav Krimer
Paul Badura-Skoda
Wind group of Liepāja Symphony Amber Sound Orchestra
Klaipėda Kammerorkester
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Recording & Production

This album was recorded live in October 2013 at the Klaipėda Concert Hall in Klaipėda, Lithuania, a city known as one of Lithuania's most important musical centers.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Paul Badura-Skoda, a renowned Mozart interpreter, believes Mozart's music brings joy due to its ultimate perfection and beauty, using harmony in a way that is both harmonious and not primitive.

Performer Biography

Andres Mustonen, an Estonian conductor, is known for his expertise in Early Music and his ability to interpret a wide range of genres, from early Christian monophony to classical oratorios and various non-Western musical traditions.

Performer Biography

Rostislav Krimer, a Belarusian pianist, is the founder and artistic director of the Yuri Bashmet International Music Festival, which features top contemporary artists in Belarus, Russia, and Germany.

Interpretation

Paul Badura-Skoda and his wife, musicologist Eva Badura-Skoda, published a book in 1957 suggesting that Mozart's music should be performed on instruments contemporary to the composer, an idea that helped popularize the Early Music movement.

Instruments

While Paul Badura-Skoda prefers original instruments, the piano concertos on this album are performed on modern Steinway & Sons pianos because hammerklaviers from Mozart's era are too quiet for large halls with an orchestra.

Performer Biography

Paul Badura-Skoda, a legendary Austrian pianist, was a student of Edwin Fisher and a valued collaborator with conductors Wilhelm Furtwängler and Herbert von Karajan.