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Mozart: Flute Quartets
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Mozart: Flute Quartets

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Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Artist
Karl Kaiser, Annette Rehberger, Sebastian Wohlfart, Johannes Berger
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Sep 22, 2023
Catalog #
BRI96863
UPC
5028421968636

About

Three of these marvellous quartets for flute and string trio were composed in 1777/78 during Mozart’s first extended tour without his father. The three quartets K. 285; 285a; 285b are undoubtedly among the most outstanding works in the genre. They share a lightsome; carefree quality with the typical shades of melancholy in the slow movements. The sparkling Quartet in D K.285 is a virtuoso outing for all four instruments. Although the flute has the upper part in the lightning-fast opening concertante movement and the spirited concluding Rondeau; the string trio are also given strikingly brilliant; soloistic parts; creating a dense web of spirited; dazzling sallies and engagements. The central movement is a Romance with a melting flute melody against string pizzicatos – a sort of serenade with guitar accompaniment for his then love (future sister-in-law) Aloysia Weber; Constanze’s sister. The elegant second Quartet in G K.285a is indebted to Johann Sebastian Bach’s youngest son; Johann Christian; who wrote quartets that were very similar in concept and idiom. At the age of eight Mozart had taken lessons with J.C. Bach while in London; and as late as 1778 he wrote: ‘I love him… with all my heart and feel deep respect for him’. Following the ‘London’ Bach’s example; the quartet comprises a substantial opening Andante in sonata form and a lively minuet. The third Quartet in C K.285b is also in two movements. An effervescent movement in sonata form is followed by an elegant set of variations providing a solo variation for each of the four instruments. There follows a dreamy slow variation; before the music snaps back out of its metaphysical mood and into the here-and-now with a clownish minuet-cum-scherzo. The Quartet in G K.370; though originally an oboe quartet in F; was first published in 1801 by the Bureau de Musique; Leipzig; in the G major arrangement for flute and strings. Transposing an oboe piece up a full tone was then common practice in flute adaptations; but in this instance; we are dealing with a genuine arrangement involving substantial modifications. The Quartet in A K.298 is very different. It is of the Quatuor d’airs dialogués type; a popular Parisian form where each movement quotes an aria by a fellow composer or a tune that is widely known. The theme of the first movement is Franz Anton Hoffmeister’s song ‘An die Natur’. The central section of the ensuing minuet quotes the old French song ‘Il a des bottes; des bottes Bastien’. Finally; in the last movement; the theme is taken from Giovanni Paisiello’s opera Gli schiavi per amore. He used the aria ‘Chi mi mostra dolce amore’ (Who will show me sweet love) as the theme for the final movement. This piece completes our cycle of five Mozart chamber works; taking us from Mannheim to Vienna via Munich. Their five different conceptions and characters represent the quartet for flute; violin; viola and cello in its noblest form and set the benchmark for all subsequent quartets composed for these forces.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 07:07
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:07
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Ardinghello Ensemble
  2. 2 II. Adagio 02:27
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Ardinghello Ensemble
  3. 3 III. Rondeau 04:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondeau
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Ardinghello Ensemble
  4. 4 I. Andante 04:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Ardinghello Ensemble
  5. 5 II. Tempo di minuetto 03:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Tempo di minuetto
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Ardinghello Ensemble
  6. 6 I. Allegro 05:41
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:41
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Ardinghello Ensemble
  7. 7 II. Tema con variazioni: Andante - Adagio - Allegro 09:32
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Tema con variazioni: Andante - Adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    09:32
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Ardinghello Ensemble
  8. 8 I. Allegro 06:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Ardinghello Ensemble
  9. 9 II. Adagio 02:47
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Ardinghello Ensemble
  10. 10 III. Rondo allegro 04:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Rondo allegro
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Ardinghello Ensemble
  11. 11 I. Tema (Andante) con variazioni 05:59
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Tema (Andante) con variazioni
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Ardinghello Ensemble
  12. 12 II. Minuetto - Trio 02:31
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Minuetto - Trio
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Ardinghello Ensemble
  13. 13 III. Rondo: Allegretto grazioso 02:54
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Ardinghello Ensemble