This recording was generously supported by Borras Construction Ltd. and Mr David Martin-Smith.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mozart faced difficulties composing church music in Salzburg because Archbishop Hieronymus von Colloredo required Mass settings to be no longer than three quarters of an hour.
Performer Biography
Sinfonia Verdi, the period instrument orchestra on this recording, has a reputation for exhilarating performances and has undertaken pioneering work mixing Western Classical music with Indian music.
Composer Biography
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy, both as a composer and instrumentalist, whose earliest compositions date back to 1761.
Historical Context
Salzburg, where Mozart worked, was an independent prince-bishopric within the Holy Roman Empire, governed by an Archbishop.
Composition History
The Allegro and Andante (Fantasia) in F minor, K. 608, Mozart's finest organ work, was commissioned in 1790 by a Viennese eccentric for a tiny mechanical organ in a clock.
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