MOZART EFFECT
According to some scientific studies, listening to Mozart's music is able to heal people from a wide variety of ailments thanks to the influence of certain frequencies to the central nervous system. This phenomenon is called “The Mozart Effect". However, there are the same number of studies that deny the existence of this effect. Either way, my goal is not to prove or disprove the existence of this hypothesis, for me it is more important to understand what is behind the belief in the “Mozart Effect”. Moreover, why is Mozart's music connected with health, a sense of balance and inner harmony for us?
I found the answer for myself in the very word, Harmony.
In ancient Greek mythology, Harmony is the goddess of the concord borned from the union of opposites. Harmony is the place in which the contradictions are magically resolved, and the conflicted parties come to an agreement. The music of Mozart refers to this ancient Greek of Harmony. His music is where the order of classicism unites with an absolute spontaneity, a mindful wisdom with childish impulses, infinite depth with lightness on the edge of weightlessness , sorrow with joy, masculine with feminine…
Fantasy in D-minor is a deeply personal experience embodying a certain philosophy of life. The music of the slow part (Adagio) is full of doubts and existential questions about life and death, as well as people's thoughts about their destiny. The last major episode (Allegretto) takes us to a light and very casual theme gradually taking us out from a state of sadness. It becomes a kind of message: life is valuable as it is, and simple daily joys can be an answer to those complex and sometimes tragic questions it sets for us ...
Personally for me, Mozart in the first place, is a symphonic and opera composer. Moreover, that influenced my interpretation of his piano sonatas. Searching for a sound that would conform to my inner feelings, I was guided by the colors of the orchestra. I was inspired by the musical speech of opera characters when I was creating (organizing) musical phrases and intonations. In the Sonata in A minor, especially in its finale, I tried to bring the piano sounding to the sound of harpsichord.