For her latest studio album, pianist Hélène Grimaud travels to Salzburg where she creates a fascinating juxtaposition between the eternal Mozart and the Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov. In selecting the music for this album, Grimaud has carefully chosen music by Mozart that fits into an overall dramaturgy: from his famous unfinished D minor Fantasy, she transitions seamlessly into the great D minor concerto, K. 466. The C minor Fantasy then signals “the end of Mozart” and a new beginning: Silvestrov’s The Messenger starts with a theme reminiscent of Mozart and creates a connection between the present and the world that existed before.
Hélène Grimaud: The Messenger
