Mozart: Complete Music for Solo Flute and Orchestra

Featuring

Juha Kangas
Mikael Helasvuo
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Did you know?

1/7

Composition History

The commission from de Jean, an amateur flautist, included three concertos and a couple of quartets, for which he offered 200 florins.

Composition History

One flute concerto and possibly a quartet commissioned by de Jean were lost completely when the trunk containing the music was mislaid in transit to Paris.

Compositional Technique

The Flute Concerto in D major, KV.314, is an arrangement of an oboe concerto Mozart wrote in summer 1777 for the oboist Ferlendi.

Historical Context

In earlier times, high-quality and often anonymous arrangements were a rich part of performance tradition, reflecting a trade in musical ideas rather than a modern concept of "composer's honour."

Composition History

Mozart wrote his Flute Concerto in G major, KV.313, in Mannheim around 1777-1778 at the request of an amateur flautist named de Jean.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Mozart considered his flute concerto a masterpiece that went far beyond the standards of his time, stating he didn't want to be ashamed to have his name on the piece.