FESTIVAL MOZART MAXIMUM

Mozart/Reich

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During Mozart’s lifetime, chamber music transcriptions of his Adagio and allegro in F minor initially composed for a mechanical organ and the Piano concerto n° 12, written for piano and orchestra, were very popular. The Austrian conductor and violinist Oswald Sallaberger connects the 18th and 20th centuries via his instrument of choice, for which Steve Reich wrote his piece Violin phase. Four violin voices execute a repetitive motif that is gradually moved out of sync, producing a hypnotic effect on the listener.