Duo Pleyel – Mozart’s Real Musical Father (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:03:28 minutes | 997 MB | Genre: Classical
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Following their superb Dussek album, Duo Pleyel’s Richard Egarr and Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya explore the seminal role a musical father figure can play in shaping another composer. From Mozart’s first meeting with Johann Christian Bach (the “London Bach”) as a young boy in England in 1764, an extraordinary musical bond and mutual respect was forged between the two great composers. The life-long influence of the older musician on Mozart is often seriously under-appreciated, yet Mozart quoted musical fragments and themes by Christian throughout his life, none more poignantly than in the slow movement of his A major Keyboard Concerto, K. 414, written shortly after Christian’s death. The programme on this recording brings their four-hands music together to show both the influence and individuality of these wonderful composers.
Tracklist:
1-1. Duo Pleyel – I. Allegro (04:40)
1-2. Duo Pleyel – II. Rondo: Allegretto (04:32)
1-3. Duo Pleyel – I. Allegro (03:42)
1-4. Duo Pleyel – II. Andante (06:07)
1-5. Duo Pleyel – III. Allegro molto (02:54)
1-6. Duo Pleyel – I. Allegretto (06:42)
1-7. Duo Pleyel – II. Tempo di minuetto (03:20)
1-8. Duo Pleyel – 5 Variations in G Major, K. 501 (07:50)
1-9. Duo Pleyel – I. Allegro (06:15)
1-10. Duo Pleyel – II. Rondo. Allegro (03:44)
1-11. Duo Pleyel – I. Allegro (04:16)
1-12. Duo Pleyel – II. Adagio (06:12)
1-13. Duo Pleyel – III. Molto presto (03:09)
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