Mozart's employer, Count Hieronymus Colloredo, was a keen amateur violinist, making the composition and performance of violin concertos a good way to stay in his favor.
Composer's Artistic Vision
In these concertos, Mozart treats the violin not just as the principal instrument but as the leading 'dramatis persona,' with the orchestra acting as a Greek chorus or fellow protagonist.
Composer Biography
Mozart composed these three violin concertos in the last four months of 1775 while working as a violinist at the Episcopal court in Salzburg.
Interpretation
For this recording, Andrew Manze, the soloist and director, prepared performing editions from existing manuscripts and composed his own cadenzas based on Mozart's surviving examples.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in DSD (Direct Stream Digital), a high-resolution audio format, at Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London.
Composer Biography
Mozart's father, Leopold, who was also the Vice-Kapellmeister, taught him the violin and frequently pressured him to practice, as evidenced by his letters.
Instruments
Andrew Manze, the solo violinist, plays a Joseph Gagliano violin made in Naples in 1782.
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