Mozart: Divertimenti Nos. 1-3, Kk. 136-138 & Serenade No. 13, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"

Featuring

Daniele Orlando
I Solisti Aquilani
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Composition History

Mozart entered "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" into his personal catalogue on August 10, 1787, but did not mention the occasion for which it was destined or if it was commissioned.

Performer Biography

I Solisti Aquilani have premiered works by important Italian composers, including Ennio Morricone, and have performed at the Quirinale Palace for the President of Italy.

Performer Biography

I Solisti Aquilani, the ensemble performing on this album, formed in 1968 and has toured globally, performing at prestigious venues like Berlin's Philharmonie and New York's Carnegie Hall.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Mozart's music is described as European in the purest sense, belonging to all nations and none, allowing anyone to feel at home when listening to it.

Composer Biography

Mozart's father was the main architect of his early travels, eager to show his child prodigy to the world and the world to his child prodigy.

Historical Context

In late 18th-century Europe, the distinction between 'chamber' and 'symphonic' music was fluid, meaning a symphony could be played by a string quartet without causing a sensation.

Composition History

The Divertimenti K136, K137, and K138 were written by Mozart in Salzburg in February 1772, after his second trip to Italy, where he composed the serenade Ascanio in Alba.