Composer: Johann Christian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Duo Pleyel, Richard Egarr, Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Linn
Catalogue: CKD655
Release: 2022
Size: 953 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Mozart: Andante and Variations in G for Piano Duet, K501
Bach JC: Sonata for keyboard 4-hands Op. 15 No.6 in C major (W A18)
02. I. Allegro
03. II. Rondo: Allegretto
Mozart: Sonata for Piano duet in D major, K381
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Andante
06. III. Allegro molto
Bach JC: Sonata for keyboard 4-hands Op. 18 No.5 in A major (W A19)
07. I. Allegretto
08. II. Tempo di minuetto
Bach JC: Sonata for keyboard 4-hands Op. 18 No.6 in F major (W A20)
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Rondo. Allegro
Mozart: Sonata for Piano duet in B flat major, K358
11. I. Allegro
12. II. Adagio
13. III. Molto presto
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.