Ning Feng performs on two different historic violins for this recording: a Nicolò Amati 1665 violin for CD1 and a Francesco Rugeri 1694 violin for CD2.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mozart often incorporated theatrical elements into his violin concertos, with the 19-year-old composer's thoughts perpetually fixed on opera and drama.
Performer Biography
Ning Feng, the violinist on this album, is a Professor of Violin at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.
Recording & Production
All cadenzas performed in this recording of Mozart's violin concertos were composed by the soloist, Ning Feng.
Compositional Technique
The First Violin Concerto, K.207, is considered Mozart's very first instrumental concerto, predating even his earliest piano concerto.
Composition History
None of Mozart's violin concertos were published during his lifetime.
Composition History
Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 1, K.207, was actually written in 1773 when he was seventeen, despite a manuscript inscription dating it to 1775.
