Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 KV 216, Bassoon Concerto KV 191 & Piano Concerto No. 5 KV 175

Featuring

Howard Griffiths
Ziyu Shen
Theo Plath
Mélodie Zhao
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Composition History

Mozart's Bassoon Concerto K.191 may have been commissioned by Thaddaeus Freiherr von Dürnitz, an amateur bassoonist who owned about six dozen of Mozart's works.

Recording & Production

This album is part of the "Next Generation Mozart Soloists" series, conceived during the Covid-19 pandemic to provide performance opportunities for young soloists.

Composition History

The three concertos on this album—Violin Concerto K.216, Bassoon Concerto K.191, and Piano Concerto K.175—are early works by Mozart, composed in Salzburg.

Composer Biography

Mozart composed four violin concertos, including K.216, in 1775 at age nineteen, likely due to his role as concertmaster to the Prince-Archbishop and his close connection to the violin.

Compositional Technique

Mozart's Piano Concerto K.175, written when he was seventeen, already established his mature style, including the three-movement structure and first-movement form.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Howard Griffiths, the conductor, believes that playing Mozart is like looking in a mirror, reflecting intonation, rhythm, phrasing, tempo, and musicality.

Instruments

For the Piano Concerto K.175, Mozart called for a comparatively large orchestra, including two trumpets and timpani in addition to the usual strings, oboes, and horns.