Mozart: Double concerti K. 365, K. 505 & K. Anh. 56/315f

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Louis Lortie
Victoria Vassilenko
Kaspar Zehnder
Iris van Wijnen
Vladyslava Luchenko
Frank Braley

Sinfonie Orchester Biel Solothurn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Composition History

Mozart's Concerto for violin and piano (K. Anh. 56/315f) was left unfinished because the orchestra in Mannheim, where it was to be premiered, was dissolving.

Compositional Technique

Mozart's Concerto for two pianos (K. 365) uses a dialogic writing style between the two pianos and the orchestra, creating a conversation with questions, answers, and interruptions.

Composition History

The unfinished Concerto for violin and piano (K. Anh. 56/315f) was completed by composer Philip Wilby, based on its similarity to Mozart's Sonata for violin and piano K. 306, and published in 1985.

Composer Biography

Mozart expressed his dissatisfaction with his employment in Salzburg, writing to his father in 1778 that 'the Archbishop cannot pay me enough for that slavery in Salzburg'.

Critical Reception

The adaptation of 'Ch'io mi scordi di te? ... Non temer, amato bene' (K. 505) is often seen as a declaration of love between Mozart and Nancy Storace, though there is no concrete proof.

Composition History

The concert aria 'Ch'io mi scordi di te? ... Non temer, amato bene' (K. 505) was adapted by Mozart from an aria in his opera Idomeneo for the farewell concert of soprano Nancy Storace.