Credits:

Jean-michel Dayez & Hans Ryckelynck

Description:

Performed on Two Parallel-String Pianos:Mozarts *The Magic Flute* & *Jupiter*!Enchanting, generous, pure, and innocent. An album that reimagines Mozarts masterpieces on two pianos to explore his creative genius and artistic essence. Featuring a program that includes works from the three musical forms in which Mozart excelledopera, symphony, and sonatathe album presents the original sonatas for two pianos, the overture to *The Magic Flute* arranged by Ferruccio Busoni (known for his many Bach transcriptions), and a two-piano version of Symphony No. 41 Jupiter arranged by Otto Singer (II), who left behind numerous piano arrangements of symphonies and symphonic poems by Beethoven, Brahms, and Strauss.A highlight of this recording is the luxurious use of two parallel-strung pianos (StraightStrung Concert Grand) crafted by the renowned Dutch master craftsman Chris Marneinstrum