Duos for Violin and Viola

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Label
Musicaphon
Release Date
January 30, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Michael Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    • PERFORMER
      Katja Gruttner, Christian Goosses
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 30, 2026
    • UPC
      4012476569925
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      M56992
    • LABEL
      Musicaphon
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    2. II. Adagio

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    3. III. Rondo con spirito

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    4. I. Allegro

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    5. II. Adagio

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    6. III. Rondo: Allegro

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    7. I. Allegro

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    8. II. Adagio

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    9. III. Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    10. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    11. II. Adagio

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    12. III. Rondo: Allegro

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    13. I. Adagio - Allegro

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    14. II. Andante cantabile

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    15. III. Thema (con variazioni): Andante grazioso

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    16. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    17. II. Adagio

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses

    18. III. Allegro (ma non troppo) con variazioni

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Performer: Katja Grüttner, Christian Goosses


The six duos for violin and viola on this recording were composed between July and October 1783. A biographical sketch by Michael Haydn, published in 1808, two years after his death, recounts this in detail. "Michael Haydn was ordered by superiors to write duets for violin and alto. However, he was unable to deliver them by the appointed time because he was struck by a severe illness, which subsequently rendered him incapable of any work for longer than anyone expected; for the great man was incapable of giving a quid pro quo. He was threatened with the withdrawal of his salary if he delayed, because the master was presumably too little informed about Haydn's circumstances, or perhaps even deceived by false reports. Mozart, who visited him daily, learned of this, sat down, and wrote for his afflicted friend with such unceasing restlessness that the duets were completed in a few days and submitted under Michael Haydn's name. We often delighted ourselves later on with this excellently executed work of love, which our master also preserved in the original as a sanctuary, always honoring Mozart's immortal memory. Holy genius of friendship!"