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Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos; Choveaux: Cristian en el To

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Details

Composer
Francoise Choveaux, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Artist
Margarita Hohenrieder, Antti Siirala, Sebastien Innocenti, Wiener Concert-Verein
Format
CD
Label
Solo Musica
Released
Nov 21, 2025
Catalog #
SM497
UPC
4260123644970

About

The first time Margarita Hohenrieder heard the Finnish pianist Antti Siirala, she was a member of the jury for the International Beethoven Competition in Vienna in May 1997. Many years later, Antti Siirala was appointed Professor for Piano at the University of Music and Theatre Munich - a happy coincidence that gave both the opportunity to make music together. The very first time they played together, we sensed a special musical relationship: a similar ideal of sound and a very deliberate way of listening to one another. Embarking with a fellow-musician on an artistic journey - such as making Mozart sound convincing on modern instruments, searching for the right tempo, rhythm, vivid phrasing, thrilling dynamics - is a highly creative process and certainly an inexhaustible source of inspiration. As an exciting contrast to their Mozart interpretations, they offer the South American sounds and rhythms of the bandoneon and the typically wistful melodies of the tango Cristian en el Cafe Tortoni Buenos Aires by Francoise Choveaux - a quite different but equally stimulating challenge. Hohenrieder also was introduced to the great bandoneon player on our recording, Sebastien Innocenti, by Francoise Choveaux. Margarita Hohenrieder is always treading unusual paths. Together with her friend, the painter Bernd Zimmer, she holds creative performances: "2 left hands," in which Bernd Zimmer creates a picture with his left hand while Margarita Hohenrieder plays works exclusively for the left hand. The well-known jazz musician Ingfried Hoffmann, Hjalmar Hegi Ragnarsson from Iceland and Francoise Choveaux wrote compositions especially for this performance. The cover of this CD and the booklet feature the painting "Ast", 2022 by Bernd Zimmer. The tango "Cristian en el Tortoni Buenos Aires" is dedicated to Margarita Hohenrieder.

Tracklist 4 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 10:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    10:01
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Margarita Höhenrieder, Antti Siirala
    Ensemble
    Vienna Konzertverein Orchestra
    Conductor
    William Garfield Walker
  2. 2 II. Andante 07:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:28
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Margarita Höhenrieder, Antti Siirala
    Ensemble
    Vienna Konzertverein Orchestra
    Conductor
    William Garfield Walker
  3. 3 III. Rondo: Allegro 06:52
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    06:52
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Margarita Höhenrieder, Antti Siirala
    Ensemble
    Vienna Konzertverein Orchestra
    Conductor
    William Garfield Walker
  4. 4 Cristián en el Tortoni Buenos Aires, Op. 261 12:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    Cristián en el Tortoni Buenos Aires, Op. 261
    Duration
    12:37
    Composer
    Françoise Choveaux
    Performer
    Sébastien Innocenti, Margarita Höhenrieder, Antti Siirala
    Ensemble
    Vienna Konzertverein Orchestra
    Conductor
    William Garfield Walker