Adam Fischer, the conductor, co-founded the Haydn Festival Eisenstadt in 1987 and established the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, with whom he recorded all of Joseph Haydn's symphonies.
Composer Biography
Mozart's annual income in Vienna ranged from 2,000 to 6,000 florins, placing him high in the financial hierarchy, but his freelance status led to economic problems during illness or lack of inspiration.
Composer Biography
Mozart was one of the first musicians to work without overall control from a princely house or church, operating as both businessman and artist.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mozart used trumpets and timpani to signal glory, aristocracy, loftiness, and festivity, often for 'big gestures' in his works.
Compositional Technique
Mozart wrote over 351 compositions with trumpets, often accompanied by timpani, but timpani parts were sometimes omitted from scores because music paper was expensive.
Composition History
The symphonies on this album were almost all written on commission and for money, reflecting Mozart's practical approach to composition.
Historical Context
In 18th-century Vienna, social differences were vast; for example, Prince Esterhazy (Haydn's employer) owned 45,000 buildings, while a servant girl like Liserl Schwemmer earned 12 florins a year.
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