Arion Orchestre Baroque, Élisabeth Pion, Mathieu Lussier - Amadeus et l'Impératrice: Mozart - Montgeroult (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Concerto for Fortepiano No. 1 in E-Flat Major: I. Allegro
02. Concerto for Fortepiano No. 1 in E-Flat Major: II. Adagio non troppo (Cadenza: Élisabeth Pion)
03. Concerto for Fortepiano No. 1 in E-Flat Major: III. Rondo Allegretto
04. Overture “l’Impératrice”: I. Adagio non troppo – Allegro – Adagio non troppo – Allegro
05. Overture “l’Impératrice”: II. Andante
06. Overture “l’Impératrice”: III. Allegro agitato
07. Concerto for Fortepiano No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: I. Allegro (Cadenza: Élisabeth Pion)
08. Concerto for Fortepiano No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: II. Larghetto
09. Concerto for Fortepiano No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: III. Allegretto
10. Cours complet pour l'Enseignement du Forté Piano: Etude No. 19 in F Major
11. Cours complet pour l'Enseignement du Forté Piano: Etude No. 107 in D Minor
12. Cours complet pour l'Enseignement du Forté Piano: Etude No. 73 in D Major
13. Cours complet pour l'Enseignement du Forté Piano: Etude No. 26 in G Major
14. Cours complet pour l'Enseignement du Forté Piano: Etude No. 111 in G Minor
15. Cours complet pour l'Enseignement du Forté Piano: Cours complet pour l'Enseignement du Forté Piano: Etude No. 26 in G Major (Arranged for Fortepiano and Strings by Mathieu Lussier) (Romance sans paroles)
16. Concerto for Fortepiano No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: I. Allegro (Cadenza: Élisabeth Pion) (Alternative cadenza)

The dazzling pianist Élisabeth Pion joins Arion Baroque Orchestra conducted by Mathieu Lussier in exploring rarely performed works by French composer Hélène de Montgeroult (1764-1836). A contemporary of Mozart, this artist fascinates modern listeners both for her trailblazing career and for her contribution to the development of the French piano repertoire.

Mathieu Lussier has transcribed Montgeroult’s Overture by “augmenting” piano and piano/voice pieces into a work for orchestra. The Overture “L’Impératrice” (the Empress) was arranged for this album and borrows its title from the nickname some admirers gave Montgeroult.

Montgeroult composed her Piano Concerto No. 1 by transcribing parts of two violin concertos by her friend Giambattista Viotti, which she adapted for piano. Her process of recomposition involved both the left and right hand on the keyboard, and considerably modified Viotti’s original orchestration.

Élisabeth Pion’s new recording also includes Mozart’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 24, a selection of five Montgeroult piano studies, as well as Romance sans paroles, a pianoforte and strings arrangement by Mathieu Lussier to the very moving Etude No. 26.

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