Mozart received a commission for 'three small, light and brief little concerti and a couple of quartets for the flute' from a wealthy Dutch amateur flautist named Dejean, for which he was to be paid 200 Gulden.
Interpretation
The Ardinghello Ensemble performs Classical and Romantic chamber music using Romantic-era flutes and period bows, alongside research and source study, to enhance their emotional connection to the music.
Compositional Technique
The Quartet in A K.298 is a 'Quatuor d'airs dialogués', a popular Parisian form where each movement quotes an aria by another composer or a well-known tune.
Compositional Technique
The three Mannheim Quartets (K.285, 285a, 285b) are conceived as a set, sharing a lightsome character and a harmonic framework provided by the relationship of fifths in their key signatures (D major-G major-C major).
Composition History
Mozart only completed half of Dejean's commission by the deadline, including three Flute Quartets, and was consequently paid only 96 Gulden instead of the agreed 200.
Composition History
Three of Mozart's Flute Quartets were composed in 1777-78 during his first extended journey without his father, while he was accompanied by his mother.
Composition History
The Quartet in G K.370 was originally an Oboe Quartet in F major, written for Friedrich Ramm, the principal oboist of the Mannheim court orchestra, whom Mozart admired.
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