The Art of Arrangement - Mozart & Beethoven: Quartets for Piano and Strings KV 452 & Op. 16

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Dynamic
Release Date
November 19, 2021
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Beethoven, Mozart
    • PERFORMER
      Miucci, Aleaensemble
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 19, 2021
    • UPC
      8007144079192
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      DYN-CDS7919
    • LABEL
      Dynamic
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Largo

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: AleaEnsemble

      Performer: Leonardo Miucci

    2. II. Allegretto moderato

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: AleaEnsemble

      Performer: Leonardo Miucci

    3. III. Larghetto

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: AleaEnsemble

      Performer: Leonardo Miucci

    4. IV. Allegretto

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: AleaEnsemble

      Performer: Leonardo Miucci

    5. I. Grave

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: AleaEnsemble

      Performer: Leonardo Miucci

    6. II. Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: AleaEnsemble

      Performer: Leonardo Miucci

    7. III. Andante cantabile

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: AleaEnsemble

      Performer: Leonardo Miucci

    8. IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: AleaEnsemble

      Performer: Leonardo Miucci


Both of these quartets are transcriptions of quintets for winds and piano by their respective composers but the links that bind them go much deeper. In the year after Mozart’s death, Beethoven began the draft of a work for the unusual instrumental ensemble of four wind instruments and piano. He was inspired by the similar work by Mozart, which had largely emancipated winds from their role in Harmoniemusik, employing them instead in the sophisticated ambience of chamber music. In this performance, following Beethoven’s own practice, the cadenzas in his quartet are improvised.