Pianist Hélène Grimaud's dedication to environmental causes and animal care has influenced her 'inner cultivation' and appreciation for music like Silvestrov's.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in Salzburg in January 2020, just before the global pandemic began.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For both Mozart and Beethoven, minor keys suggested confrontations with fate or destiny, unlike Chopin for whom they expressed melancholy.
Interpretation
Pianist Hélène Grimaud describes the unfinished Fantasia in D minor K 397 as a "prologue" that seamlessly resolves into Mozart's Piano Concerto K 466.
Composition History
Mozart's D minor Piano Concerto K 466 was a favorite of Ludwig van Beethoven, who composed cadenzas for the piece in 1809.
Composer Biography
Valentin Silvestrov, a Ukrainian composer born in 1937, wrote his work The Messenger - 1996 in memory of his late wife.
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