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Mozart: Concertos for Violin & Orchestra Nos. 3-5
Gramola Records

Mozart: Concertos for Violin & Orchestra Nos. 3-5

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Details

Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Artist
Benjamin Schmid
Format
CD
Label
Gramola Records
Released
Jan 12, 2024
Catalog #
GRAM99307
UPC
9003643993075

About

The Salzburg violinist Benjamin Schmid’s preoccupation with the violin works of W.A. Mozart has now lasted for more than four decades, was initially influenced by the then Mozarteum professors Sándor Végh and Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and received numerous awards as his style of interpretation became increasingly personalised. His first CD recording in 1990 with Mozart’s Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 with the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg led by Hans Graf was also celebrated by reviewers as a discovery. 32 years and hundreds of performances later, Benjamin Schmid now completes his recordings of the violin concertos with the Sweden based Musica Vitae, of which he has been the musical director since last year, and describes his journey as follows: “As a violinist who grew up in Vienna and Salzburg, Mozart was ultimately always the most important composer for me; I defined this preference as early as elementary school age, and the interest grew with the discovery of the complete works of this probably at least most gifted of all composers. For me, the key to Mozart interpretation lies in the duality of singing and speaking; singing as immediate emotion and phrasing and articulation as form-giving grammar.”

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro (cadenza by B. Schmid) 08:50
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro (cadenza by B. Schmid)
    Duration
    08:50
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Benjamin Schmid
    Ensemble
    Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
  2. 2 II. Adagio (cadenza by D. Oistrakh) 06:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio (cadenza by D. Oistrakh)
    Duration
    06:44
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Benjamin Schmid
    Ensemble
    Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
  3. 3 III. Rondeau: Allegro (cadenza by B. Schmid) 06:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondeau: Allegro (cadenza by B. Schmid)
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Benjamin Schmid
    Ensemble
    Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
  4. 4 I. Allegro 08:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    08:14
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Benjamin Schmid
    Ensemble
    Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
  5. 5 II. Andante cantabile 06:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Benjamin Schmid
    Ensemble
    Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
  6. 6 III. Rondo: Andante grazioso 07:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rondo: Andante grazioso
    Duration
    07:04
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Benjamin Schmid
    Ensemble
    Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
  7. 7 I. Allegro aperto - Adagio - Allegro aperto 09:22
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro aperto - Adagio - Allegro aperto
    Duration
    09:22
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Benjamin Schmid
    Ensemble
    Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
  8. 8 II. Adagio 08:16
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    08:16
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Benjamin Schmid
    Ensemble
    Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
  9. 9 III. Rondeau: Tempo di Menuetto 08:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Rondeau: Tempo di Menuetto
    Duration
    08:37
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Benjamin Schmid
    Ensemble
    Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra