Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5, K. 219 & Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364
7/2/2021, 6 Tracks, 57:47
Featuring
Mikhail Pochekin
Ivan Pochekin
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Composition History
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed numerous works for solo string instruments between 1773 and 1779, including five violin concertos written in 1775 alone.
Composer Biography
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, though primarily a pianist, was also a highly talented violinist, encouraged by his father Leopold Mozart, a renowned violin pedagogue.
Performer Biography
Ivan Pochekin, a brilliant violinist from the Russian school, won the Third International Niccolo Paganini Violin Competition in Moscow in 2005.
Historical Context
Mozart's violin concertos were influenced by Italian masters like Giuseppe Tartini's students, the Bohemian composer Josef Mysliveček, Joseph Haydn, Johann Christian Bach, and French violinists.
Compositional Technique
The Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra blends elements of the Baroque concerto grosso with the galant style of the Classical era, incorporating features of the serenade, solo concerto, and symphony.
Composition History
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E flat major, K364, in Salzburg between 1779 and 1780, after returning from a trip to Paris.
Performer Biography
Mikhail Pochekin, a distinguished violinist, was awarded the Pablo Sarasate National Prize in Spain in 2008, leading to an invitation to perform on the 'Ex Boissier' Stradivarius violin.
