{"product_id":"helene-grimaud-the-messenger-lp","title":"HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD - THE MESSENGER [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eUPC: 00028948382583\u003cbr\u003eCat: 4838258\u003cbr\u003eCDL: Decca (UMO) \/ Classics \/ Deutsche Grammophon\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2LP\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 2nd October 2020\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMELANCHOLY AND HOPE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHÉLÈNE GRIMAUD UNRAVELS A FASCINATING DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE WORLDS OF MOZART AND SILVESTROV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor 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\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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 The\u003cbr\u003eMessenger starts with a theme reminiscent of Mozart, and like a messenger, creates a\u003cbr\u003econnection between the present and the world that existed before Melancholy and\u003cbr\u003ehope, sadness and exuberance can be felt emanating from both Mozart's and\u003cbr\u003eSilvestrov's works The Messenger, one of Silvestrov’s most performed works, is\u003cbr\u003ededicated to his wife Larissa Bondarenko who had recently passed away The Two\u003cbr\u003eDialogues with Postscript that serve here as an epilogue, leave the outcome open,\u003cbr\u003eleading the way to Schubert, Wagner and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Decca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35854939586716,"sku":"4838258","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/HELENEGRIMAUD-THEMESSENGER.jpg?v=1599230989","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/helene-grimaud-the-messenger-lp","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}