Credits:

Momo Kodama,Seiji Ozawa,Mito Chamber Orchestra,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Description:

Pianist Momo Kodama was the youngest winner of the highest prize in the piano section of the 1991 Munich International Competition, and since then has continued her energetic activities based in Paris. She is highly acclaimed for her French works, especially Messiaen's works. Her talent was recognized by the renowned producer Manfred Eicher, and in 2013, she released her first ECM work featuring works by Ravel, Messiaen, and Toru Takemitsu, captivating many fans with her beautiful tone and intelligent playing. 2017's second ECM release features her performance of Debussy's late masterpiece, "The Exercise," as well as the "Tchaikovsky Exercise," a piece written in the 21st century by Toshio Hosokawa. In 2017, for his second ECM release, he created a unique album that featured Debussy's late masterpiece "Exercises" with Toshio Hosokawa's etude written in the 21st century, which attracted a great deal of attention. This is the third ECM release in four years, and is a package of the highly acclaimed December 2006 performance by Seiji Ozawa and the Mito Chamber Orchestra at the ATM Concert Hall in Art Tower Mito. It includes Mozart's "Piano Concerto No. 23" and Toshio Hosokawa's "Moonlit Lotus - Homage to Mozart," which was composed in 2006 as a tribute to Mozart and was performed for the first time in Japan at this concert.The crystal-clear piano sound and the lush performance by the Mito Chamber Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa, which makes its first appearance on ECM, leave a vivid impression. The conceptual content of this work is a coupling of a Hosokawa work, the world premiere of which was also performed by Kodama herself, and a Mozart work that was the basis of her homage to the Hosokawa work. Domestic edition only in SHM-CD format. [Performed by Momo Kodama (piano), Seiji Ozawa (conductor), Mito Chamber Orchestra Recorded in December 2006 at ATM Concert Hall, Art Tower Mito *This product will be on sale on Friday, so it will be delivered after the day of release.