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Mozart's Clavichord

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Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Artist
Georg Nigl, Alexander Gergelyfi
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Sep 12, 2025
Catalog #
ALPHA1142
UPC
3701624511428

About

How did Mozart hear his own music at home in Salzburg? This recording provides the answer, as it was made not only in the house in which he lived but also with the clavichord that he used to compose Die Zauberflote, La clemenza di Tito and the Requiem. While it's keyboard has the same five-octave range as the fortepianos that Mozart used for concerts, the clavichord's weaker sound limited it to domestic use, to be heard by family members who happened to be present or collaborators. Baritone Georg Nigl and early keyboard specialist Alexander Gergelyfi have devised an intimate programme of arias, overtures, cantatas, Lieder, fantasias, rondos and even the poignant Lacrimosa from the Requiem. This unique album let's us enter Mozart's own house in Salzburg, where we can sit next to an instrument he himself played and listen to two exceptional performers, both of whom are irrevocably smitten with the genius loci.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (The Magic Flute): Overture (arr. A. Gergelyfi for clavichord) 06:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (The Magic Flute): Overture (arr. A. Gergelyfi for clavichord)
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexander Gergelyfi
  2. 2 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord) 04:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord)
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Georg Nigl, Alexander Gergelyfi
  3. 3 La clemenza di Tito, K. 621, Act I: Marcia (arr. A. Gergelyfi for clavichord) 02:14
    Track
    3
    Title
    La clemenza di Tito, K. 621, Act I: Marcia (arr. A. Gergelyfi for clavichord)
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexander Gergelyfi
  4. 4 Das Veilchen, K. 476 (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord) 03:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    Das Veilchen, K. 476 (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Georg Nigl, Alexander Gergelyfi
  5. 5 Das Veilchen, K. 476 (arr. A. Gergelyfi for clavichord) 07:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    Das Veilchen, K. 476 (arr. A. Gergelyfi for clavichord)
    Duration
    07:02
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexander Gergelyfi
  6. 6 Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge, K. 596 (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord) 03:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge, K. 596 (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord)
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Georg Nigl, Alexander Gergelyfi
  7. 7 Das Kinderspiel, K. 598 (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord) 04:04
    Track
    7
    Title
    Das Kinderspiel, K. 598 (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord)
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Georg Nigl, Alexander Gergelyfi
  8. 8 Die Alte, K. 517 (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord) 03:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    Die Alte, K. 517 (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord)
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Georg Nigl, Alexander Gergelyfi
  9. 9 Rondo in D Major, K. 485 (arr. A. Gergelyfi for clavichord) 06:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    Rondo in D Major, K. 485 (arr. A. Gergelyfi for clavichord)
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexander Gergelyfi
  10. 10 Abendempfindung, K. 523 (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord) 06:56
    Track
    10
    Title
    Abendempfindung, K. 523 (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord)
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Georg Nigl, Alexander Gergelyfi
  11. 11 Fantasia in C Minor, K. 396 (arr. A. Gergelyfi for clavichord) 03:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    Fantasia in C Minor, K. 396 (arr. A. Gergelyfi for clavichord)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexander Gergelyfi
  12. 12 Die Zufriedenheit, K. 473 (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord) 03:47
    Track
    12
    Title
    Die Zufriedenheit, K. 473 (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord)
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Georg Nigl, Alexander Gergelyfi
  13. 13 Adagio for Glass Harmonica, K. 617a (arr. A. Gergelyfi for clavichord) 03:06
    Track
    13
    Title
    Adagio for Glass Harmonica, K. 617a (arr. A. Gergelyfi for clavichord)
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexander Gergelyfi
  14. 14 Das Lied der Trennung, K. 519 (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord) 09:41
    Track
    14
    Title
    Das Lied der Trennung, K. 519 (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord)
    Duration
    09:41
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Georg Nigl, Alexander Gergelyfi
  15. 15 Funeral March in C Minor, K. 453a, "Marche funebre del Sig. Maestro Contrapunto" (arr. A. Gergelyfi for clavichord) 02:14
    Track
    15
    Title
    Funeral March in C Minor, K. 453a, "Marche funebre del Sig. Maestro Contrapunto" (arr. A. Gergelyfi for clavichord)
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexander Gergelyfi
  16. 16 Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls Schöpfer ehrt, K. 619 (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord) 09:30
    Track
    16
    Title
    Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls Schöpfer ehrt, K. 619 (arr. G. Nigl and A. Gergelyfi for voice and clavichord)
    Duration
    09:30
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Georg Nigl, Alexander Gergelyfi
  17. 17 Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Sequence No. 6: Lacrimosa dies illa (arr. A. Gergelyfi for clavichord) 01:29
    Track
    17
    Title
    Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Sequence No. 6: Lacrimosa dies illa (arr. A. Gergelyfi for clavichord)
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexander Gergelyfi