Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, Piano Concerto No. 14 & Symphony No. 38
3/17/2017, 7 Tracks, 52:09
Featuring
Volker Hartung
Filippo Faes
Junge Philharmonie Köln
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Composer Biography
Mozart expressed great affection for the Czech musicians of the Prague Theatre Orchestra, for whom he wrote his Symphony in D major, stating, 'My Orchestra is in Prague'.
Composition History
Mozart composed his Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K.449, for his student Babette Ployer, whom he believed capable of mastering the difficult work.
Compositional Technique
The 'Prague Symphony' by Mozart is notable for the surprising absence of a minuet, a traditional Viennese dance movement, suggesting it was written exclusively for the Prague audience.
Compositional Technique
Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 14, K.449, is the last in a series that allows the choice between a full orchestra or a string orchestra for accompaniment.
Composition History
Mozart's opera 'The Marriage of Figaro' was based on a 1778 comedy by Beaumarchais, which was considered scandalous.
Critical Reception
Johannes Brahms, a renowned German composer, considered every number in Mozart's 'Figaro' a miracle, believing nothing like it was ever done again, not even by Beethoven.
Historical Context
The stage play of 'The Marriage of Figaro' was initially censored in Vienna, but the opera was allowed to be performed by special order of the Emperor.
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