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Mozart: 'Posthorn' Serenade; Gallimathias Musicum / Mardirossian, CCPO Pardubice

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Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Artist
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Aug 09, 2024
Catalog #
BRI97309
UPC
5028421973098

About

A diverse survey of Mozart's 'occasional' music, including his grandest serenade as well as one of his earliest and strangest works, alongside two late and powerful masterpieces. The 'Posthorn' Serenade of Mozart has been recorded on many occasions, but perhaps never with such stimulating and contrasted couplings as this new recording from the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice under their Armenian music director, Vahan Mardirossian. These forces recently made an attractive album of Mozart's 'Lodron' divertimenti (97307); now they turn to the grandest of the serenades which Mozart composed while still in the service of the Prince Archbishop of Salzburg. The 'Posthorn' Serenade dates from 1779, and the harmony of it's grand introduction immediately belongs to the richly ambivalent world of mature Mozart. Everything here is calculated to entertain, such as the graceful pairs of minuets, and the extensive 'concertante' movement featuring a cadenza for solo winds, but beyond that there is a uniquely Mozartian pathos which emerges most strongly in the D minor Andantino. Little within Mozart's output could present a stronger contrast than the patchwork of dances and tunes compiled by the 10-year-old composer while convalescing after a serious illness in The Hague. Commissioned for a piece to celebrate the accession of William V as Prince of Orange, he produced this 17-movement 'Gallimathias Musicum'. By turn, the album then makes a characteristically Mozartian shift to the grave tread of the Masonic Funeral Music composed in memory of the composer's Masonic brothers in 1785. No less imposing in it's way is the Fugue in C minor which Mozart originally wrote for two pianos in December 1783. Rescoring it for strings in June 1788, he added a stern and prefatory Adagio. Known as the Adagio and Fugue K546, this has been recorded by forces ranging from string quartet to full symphony orchestra; the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra presents a compelling middle way. - A substantial part of Mozart's oeuvre consists of works that may be called 'entertainment music'. Most of these pieces were composed for festive occasions in Salzburg, such as name days, birthdays and other festivities. There are indications that a number of them were meant to be played out-of-doors, in a rustic garden setting with party guests enjoying a drink or a meal. Many of the easy-going works were labelled 'Divertimento', others 'Serenade', 'Cassation' or 'Notturno'. - Mozart's Posthorn Serenade, composed in 1779, is one of his best known and most successful Serenades. The serenade's name is derived from the prominent solo for posthorn, a valveless brass instrument used in postal services during Mozart's time. It's five movements blend elegance with lively rhythms. From the graceful Andante to the spirited Menuetto, it abounds in melodic richness, charm, infectious brilliance and wit. - Also included in this recording are the lighthearted Gallimatthias musicumKV32, the moving Maurerische Trauermusik KV477 and the Adagio & Fuga KV546. - Played in Historically Informed Performance Practice on modern instruments by the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, conducted by Vahan Mardirossian.

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 I. Adagio maestoso - Allegro con spirito 07:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio maestoso - Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  2. 2 II. Menuetto: Allegretto 03:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Menuetto: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  3. 3 III. Concertante: Andante grazioso 07:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Concertante: Andante grazioso
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  4. 4 IV. Rondeau: Allegro ma non troppo 06:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Rondeau: Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  5. 5 V. Andantino 06:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Andantino
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  6. 6 VI. Menuetto 08:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Menuetto
    Duration
    08:18
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  7. 7 VII. Finale: Presto 01:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  8. 8 No. 1. Molto allegro 00:33
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. Molto allegro
    Duration
    00:33
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  9. 9 No. 2. Andante 01:07
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Andante
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  10. 10 No. 4. Allegro: Finale 01:32
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 4. Allegro: Finale
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  11. 11 No. 5. Pastorella 00:37
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 5. Pastorella
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  12. 12 No. 6. Allegro - No. 7. Allegretto 00:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 6. Allegro - No. 7. Allegretto
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  13. 13 No. 8. Allegro 00:38
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 8. Allegro
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  14. 14 No. 9. Molto adagio 00:45
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 9. Molto adagio
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  15. 15 No. 10. Allegro 00:21
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 10. Allegro
    Duration
    00:21
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  16. 16 No. 11. Largo - No. 12. Molto Allegro 02:16
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 11. Largo - No. 12. Molto Allegro
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  17. 17 No. 13. Andante - No. 14. Allegro 00:55
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 13. Andante - No. 14. Allegro
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  18. 18 No. 15. Menuetto 01:08
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 15. Menuetto
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  19. 19 No. 16. Adagio - No. 17. Presto 00:29
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 16. Adagio - No. 17. Presto
    Duration
    00:29
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  20. 20 No. 18. Fuga 03:05
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 18. Fuga
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  21. 21 Maurerische Trauermusik (Masonic Funeral Music), K. 477 05:23
    Track
    21
    Title
    Maurerische Trauermusik (Masonic Funeral Music), K. 477
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  22. 22 Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, K. 546 (version for string orchestra) 06:38
    Track
    22
    Title
    Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, K. 546 (version for string orchestra)
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian