Mozart - Gran Partita, C Minor Serenade
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Label: Farao
Cat No: B108063
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 12th March 2012
Contents
Works
Serenade no.10 in B flat major, K361 'Gran Partita'Serenade no.12 in C minor, K388 'Nacht Musique'
Artists
KlangVerwaltung Wind SoloistsWorks
Serenade no.10 in B flat major, K361 'Gran Partita'Serenade no.12 in C minor, K388 'Nacht Musique'
Artists
KlangVerwaltung Wind SoloistsAbout
However there are two works which quite simply do not fit into this category: the “Gran Partita” KV361 and the “Nacht musique” (serenade) KV388. Neither was composed in Salzburg, but during Mozart’s years in Vienna. They are both scored for an unusually large ensemble - one for eight, the other for twelve woodwind instruments. It is not known exactly for what occasion they were composed. They both far exceed the normal demands of mere divertimentos.
Thinking of Mozart’s 30 serenades, his Gran Partita is certainly the “biggest” and most impressive one – in matters of instrumentation (especially because of the basset horn, which was a novel at that time), the prosperity when it comes to content as well as the temporal dimension (50 minutes of music). That is probably the reason why an unknown person once called it "Gran Partita".
The Night Music, which Mozart composed for the Prince of Liechtenstein in 1782 in Vienna, is one of the most popular works for a wind octet. “I had to make a night music quickly, but only based on harmony”, Mozart wrote in a letter to his father. Due to its almost ingenious way of mixing a light serenade’s tone with an artful descant model, this work has remained a very popular one until today. When Mozart’s 250th birthday was celebrated in 2006, the principal wind players of the KlangVerwaltung were happy to take the opportunity to work on and perform his most important serenade for wind players.
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