In 1770–1772, Mozart rearranged the piano sonatas of one of his favourite composers as piano concertos. The compositions of Johann Christian Bach – or, as he was known at the time, the London Bach – had a profound influence on the young composer, and his strict father continued to cite him as an example to follow even when Mozart had long surpassed him. “Write short, simple pieces,” advised Leopold Mozart, “and let them be easy and popular. You think this would be unworthy of you? Well, then you... are very much mistaken. When Bach was in London, did he publish anything other than trifles of this kind? Small can also be great, if it is natural, light, in a style that is easily followed – and with a structure that is solid. Did Bach humiliate himself with those works? Not one bit. Good composition, a sound structure and order – even in trifles, these are what distinguish a master from an amateur.” For this concert, Tamás Vásáry couples a masterful trifle with a gigantic masterpiece. The latter is a symphony whose structure is robust rather than solid, in a style that can in no way be characterised as light. The Piano Concerto in D major is rounded off by an innocent minuet; the choral finale of Beethoven’s last symphony, however, was most assuredly not intended to “round off” anything: instead, it is a sublime farewell to a genre and to an entire era. At the same time, besides the contrasts here, it is also worth noting the consonances, for example the scherzo of the symphony, which bizarrely adopts the same rhythm as the minuet of the piano concerto: here, the D minor finds its counterpoint in the merry village music of the D major trio; there, the shadow of the D minor is cast over the D major of the formal minuet. Presented by: MR Music Groups
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