Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5 - Adagio in E Major
6/3/2014, 18 Tracks, 2:11:01
Featuring
Bruno Weil
Lena Neudauer
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Composition History
Two violin concertos, K. 268 and K. 271a, are attributed to Mozart but their authenticity is debated, with neither surviving in an original Mozart manuscript.
Compositional Technique
Mozart did not leave solo cadenzas for his violin concertos, as it was customary for performers to improvise them at the time.
Composition History
The 'Adelaïde Concerto,' once placed in the official Köchel Catalogue appendix, was a brazen forgery by Marius Casadesus (1892-1981), the uncle of pianist Robert Casadesus, and was only confessed to in 1977.
Composition History
Mozart intentionally altered the dates of his violin concertos to present them as new works, leading to confusion about their exact composition dates.
Performer Biography
Lena Neudauer, the violinist on this recording, won the Leopold Mozart Competition at age 15, receiving nearly all special awards.
Performer Biography
Lena Neudauer chose not to pursue an early star career, instead focusing on her studies, playing chamber music, new music, and even drums and keyboards in a rock band.
Composer Biography
Mozart's father, Leopold, admonished him in a letter for neglecting the violin in favor of the piano, despite Mozart being in high demand as a violinist in Salzburg.
