Despite its quantitative and qualitative importance, this part of Mozart's output is relatively unknown and rarely performed today, even with the "Amadeus" cult.
Compositional Technique
A true "concert aria" is an independent piece for one voice and orchestra, structured as an enlarged opera aria, intended for concert hall performance.
Composer Biography
Mozart made his first attempt at an aria with orchestra (KV21) at the age of nine, and continued to develop this form throughout his life.
Performer Biography
Gunnel Bohman, the soprano on this album, won the Jenny Lind Fellowship at 19, becoming the youngest singer ever to do so.
Performer Biography
Jan-Olav Wedin, the conductor, was a violinist in the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra from 1969 to 1984 and founded the Stockholm Chamber Ensemble and Stockholm Sinfonietta.
Composition History
The concert aria, a special musical form, was created by Johann Christian Bach, who was also a model for Mozart in other ways.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mozart, a born musical dramatist and connoisseur of the human voice, transformed the concerto into a symphonic movement with luminous melody, satisfying soloists' demands for virtuosity.
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