IDAGIO | Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 - Sinfonia Concertante 7318590002056

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Jan-Olav Wedin
Staffan Scheja
Bernt Lysell
Nils-Erik Sparf
Stockholm Sinfonietta
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Telemann aimed to compose music well-suited to its intended instrument, exploiting the specific characteristics of each instrument optimally.

Composer Biography

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) taught himself to play instruments like the oboe, transverse flute, viola da gamba, double bass, and trombone, in addition to his main instruments.

Performer Biography

Clas Pehrsson, a recorder player on this album, was a founder member of the Association of Swedish Recorder Teachers in 1975 and has served as a juror at international recorder competitions.

Composer Biography

Mozart, an excellent violinist, increasingly played the viola later in his career, even performing in a quartet with Haydn as the first violinist.

Historical Context

In the late Baroque era, the recorder did not hold a strong position, and its parts were often played by other musicians, such as oboists.

Compositional Technique

Mozart's Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola, and orchestra K 364 uses 'scordatura' for the viola part, where the player tunes strings up a semitone to achieve a more brilliant sound.

Composition History

Telemann's collection "Der getreue Musikmeister" (1728) is likely the earliest example of a musical pedagogy work issued as a serial publication by subscription.