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Tag: Salzburg

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Mozart Violin Concerto no. 5 in A, K. 219, ‘Turkish’

February 21, 2019March 3, 2019 Fugue for Thought

performed by Hilary Hahn and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen under Paavo Järvi (cover image by Daniel Olah) We’re still in 1775, but just barely, and we’re already at the fifth and final of Mozart’s entire violin concerto output. He churned … Continue reading Mozart Violin Concerto no. 5 in A, K. 219, ‘Turkish’

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Mozart Violin Concerto no. 4 in D, K. 218

February 19, 2019February 26, 2019 Fugue for Thought

performed by Arabella Steinbacher and the Festival Strings Lucerne, or below by Pinchas Zukerman and the English Chamber Orchestra (cover image by Karsten Würth) We’re hopping back in time a little bit, to the year 1775, in Mozart’s Salzburg era. … Continue reading Mozart Violin Concerto no. 4 in D, K. 218

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Mozart Symphony No. 19 in E flat, K. 132,

March 6, 2017March 6, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner, or below by The Academy of Ancient Music under Christopher Hogwood Let’s just ponder for a moment. Did you read yesterday’s article about The Young Mozart’s fifth string … Continue reading Mozart Symphony No. 19 in E flat, K. 132,

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Mozart Symphony No. 18 in C, K. 130

May 13, 2016May 7, 2016 Fugue for Thought

ASMF/Marriner It’s a bit ridiculous to say I hear development or progress from this work as compared with yesterday’s piece that didn’t move me much, because they were written within weeks of each other, in May of 1772, but this symphony is, at least to me, … Continue reading Mozart Symphony No. 18 in C, K. 130

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Mozart Symphony no. 16 in C, K. 128

May 11, 2016May 2, 2016 Fugue for Thought

ASMF/Marriner, who I believe also plays in the video below: Of the sixteenth symphony, Wikipedia says “The form is that of a standard three-movement Italian overture,” unlike yesterday’s work. Both the first and second movements are ‘essays in sonata-allegro form,’ … Continue reading Mozart Symphony no. 16 in C, K. 128

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W. A. Mozart Symphony no. 14 in A, K. 114

May 9, 2016April 8, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Neville Marriner, or below by the Vienna Philharmonic under James Levine, who observes some repeats that make the work an extra 4-ish minutes longer Well, hello again, Mr. Mozart. … Continue reading W. A. Mozart Symphony no. 14 in A, K. 114

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