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Mozart: Flute Concertos

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Details

Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Artist
Anna Besson, Reinoud Van Mechelen, A Nocte Temporis, Clara Izambert
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Aug 22, 2025
Catalog #
ALPHA1115
UPC
3701624511152

About

In 1777, Mozart met the wealthy Ferdinand Dejean, an amateur flautist and retired surgeon of the Dutch East India Company. Dejean commissioned a handful of works from the young composer, who termed them 'some simple, short little concertinos'. Nevertheless, these pieces, which actually demand great virtuosity from the soloist, as well as a sensitivity to tonal nuances, have continued to be popular favourites ever since. A short while later, during his stay in Paris, Mozart wrote a further concerto, this time for a flute-playing aristocrat and his harpist daughter to perform as a duo of soloists - both of them 'admirable musicians' according to Mozart. Unlike Dejean, this noble virtuoso had an up-to-date instrument with eight keys, allowing the flute to reach down to middle C, and to play in the - hitherto impractical - key of C. Supported by A Nocte Temporis, the ensemble that she founded in 2016 with Reinoud Van Mechelen, flautist Anna Besson, now one of the most acclaimed instrumentalists of her generation, has recorded these evergreen works, with solo harpist extraordinaire Clara Izambert joining her in the Concerto for Flute and Harp.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro maestoso 07:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro maestoso
    Duration
    07:59
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Anna Besson
    Ensemble
    A Nocte Temporis
    Conductor
    Reinoud Van Mechelen
  2. 2 II. Adagio ma non troppo 08:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio ma non troppo
    Duration
    08:19
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Anna Besson
    Ensemble
    A Nocte Temporis
    Conductor
    Reinoud Van Mechelen
  3. 3 III. Rondo: Tempo di menuetto 07:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Tempo di menuetto
    Duration
    07:31
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Anna Besson
    Ensemble
    A Nocte Temporis
    Conductor
    Reinoud Van Mechelen
  4. 4 I. Allegro 09:50
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    09:50
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Anna Besson, Clara Izambert
    Ensemble
    A Nocte Temporis
    Conductor
    Reinoud Van Mechelen
  5. 5 II. Andantino 07:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andantino
    Duration
    07:37
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Anna Besson, Clara Izambert
    Ensemble
    A Nocte Temporis
    Conductor
    Reinoud Van Mechelen
  6. 6 III. Rondo: Allegro 09:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    09:59
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Anna Besson, Clara Izambert
    Ensemble
    A Nocte Temporis
    Conductor
    Reinoud Van Mechelen
  7. 7 I. Allegro aperto 06:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro aperto
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Anna Besson
    Ensemble
    A Nocte Temporis
    Conductor
    Reinoud Van Mechelen
  8. 8 II. Adagio ma non troppo 06:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio ma non troppo
    Duration
    06:03
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Anna Besson
    Ensemble
    A Nocte Temporis
    Conductor
    Reinoud Van Mechelen
  9. 9 III. Rondo: Allegro 05:12
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Anna Besson
    Ensemble
    A Nocte Temporis
    Conductor
    Reinoud Van Mechelen