Hlne Grimaud Camerata Salzburg - The Messenger Vinyl LP 2020

Track Listing

1.     Fantasia No. 3 in D Minor, K. 397
2.     I. Allegro (Cadenza Beethoven)
3.     Ii. Romance
4.     Iii. Rondo. Allegro Assai (Cadenza Beethoven)
5.     Fantasia No. 4 in C Minor, K. 475
6.     The Messenger (For Piano and Strings)
7.     I. Wedding Waltz
8.     Ii. Postlude
9.     Iii. Morning Serenade
10.     The Messenger (For Piano Solo)

For her latest studio album, Hélène travels to Salzburg where she creates a fascinating juxtaposition between the eternal W.A. Mozart and the Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov (b. 1937). Hélène has long had a passion for Silvestrov's music, which some call post-modernist or even neoclassical. 'Like Arvo Pärt, Silvestrov's music is harmonic, which far from being a weakness, is an enlightenment in its own right and very powerful in its simplicity', says Hélène. The composer's own words hint at why this is for her so intriguing: 'I do not write new music. My music is a response to and an echo of what already exists'. In selecting the music for this album, Hélène has carefully chosen music by Mozart that fits into an overall dramaturgy: from Mozart's famous unfinished D minor Fantasy, Helene transitions seamlessly into the great D minor concerto K. 466 - one of the most popular amongst Mozart's 27 concertos (and one of only two in a minor key). The C minor Fantasy here signals 'the end of Mozart' and a new beginning.