IDAGIO | Mozart: Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran partita" (Orch. by Franz Gleißner) - Cannabich: Sinfonia concerto in E-Flat Major 4035719003581

Featuring

Reinhard Goebel
Stanko Madić
Eugene Nakamura
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Christian Cannabich

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Performer Biography

Reinhard Goebel, the conductor on this album, is a leading figure in the second generation of early music performers and was the director of Musica Antiqua Köln from 1973 to 2005.

Composition History

Johann Anton André, owner of the André publishing house in Offenbach, secured a contract with Mozart's widow in 1799 to publish his manuscripts.

Composition History

After Mozart's death, his widow Constance Mozart, née Weber, engaged in a battle with various publishing houses to control and market his musical legacy.

Historical Context

Mozart was attracted to Mannheim not only by friends but also by the disciplined court orchestra under Christian Cannabich, which featured a rich instrumentation including clarinets.

Recording & Production

This album features Franz Gleissner's arrangement of Mozart's 'Gran Partita' K. 361, which was one of the first publications using the new lithography printing technique.

Compositional Technique

Franz Gleissner's arrangement of Mozart's 'Gran Partita' adapted the original twelve wind instruments and double bass scoring for the standard orchestra of around 1800.

Composer Biography

Leopold Mozart, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart's father, was highly critical of Christian Cannabich's compositions, calling him a 'miserable symphony scribbler'.