Duo Del Valle, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León & Pablo Gonzales - Mozart & Poulenc: Two Piano Concertos (2024) [24/96]

On November 18, 1763, the Mozart family arrived in Paris, traveling from Brussels as part of a European tour devised by Leopold that had started earlier that summer. They stayed in Paris for five months, during which young Wolfgang published his first works and celebrated his eighth birthday in January. His sister, Maria Anna, known as Nannerl, was 12. The children
were presented to the public as true marvels, astonishing audiences with their extraordinary musical talent.

Poulenc received the commission for his Concerto for Two Pianos in the spring of 1932. He composed it over the summer, and it premiered on September 5 at the Venice Festival, with the La Scala Orchestra of Milan conducted by Désiré Defauw. Poulenc and his friend Jacques Février played as soloists. Among the notable attendees were fellow musicians like Arthur Rubinstein and Manuel de Falla, who had traveled to Venice to present his Retablo. Poulenc was not entirely pleased with the initial performance, feeling that an overly virtuosic interpretation had overshadowed “the poetry of the piece”, as he wrote to André Schaeffner.

Tracklist:
1. Mozart: Concerto for two Pianos & Orchestra in E-flat Major KV 365: I. Allegro (11:44)
2. Mozart: Concerto for two Pianos & Orchestra in E-flat Major KV 365: II. Andante (7:01)
3. Mozart: Concerto for two Pianos & Orchestra in E-flat Major KV 365: III. Rondo (8:07)
4. Mozart: Andante and Variations for Piano four hands in G major KV 501 (6:28)
5. Poulenc: Concerto for two Pianos & Orchestra in D minor, FP 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (7:58)
6. Poulenc: Concerto for two Pianos & Orchestra in D minor, FP 61: II. Larghetto (5:19)
7. Poulenc: Concerto for two Pianos & Orchestra in D minor, FP 61: III. Allegro molto (5:58)
8. Poulenc: Capriccio (d'après le Bal Masqué) for 2 Pianos, FP 155 (5:03)
9. Poulenc: L’embarquement pour Cythère (Valse-Musette for 2 pianos), FP 150 (2:35)


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