Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 5

Featuring

Gordan Nikolić
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Recording & Production

For this recording, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra musicians are seated in a circle around the microphones to create a 'Real Surround Sound' experience.

Composer Biography

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was not only a composer but also an accomplished performer, mastering both the piano and string instruments, particularly the violin.

Composition History

Mozart's first violin concerto, composed in April 1773, was not only his first violin concerto but also his first attempt at the concerto form.

Composer Biography

At just 13 years old, Mozart was appointed as the salaried concertmaster of the Salzburg Court Orchestra in October 1769.

Compositional Technique

The finale of Mozart's Fifth Violin Concerto features an exotic A minor middle section where a Turkish Janissary orchestra seems to appear, borrowing a theme from his unfinished ballet music 'Le gelosie del Serraglio'.

Performer Biography

Gordan Nikolić, the musical leader of the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, studied with the renowned French violinist and conductor Jean-Jacques Kantorow.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Mozart's violin concertos are considered a link between Baroque violin concertos and Beethoven's Violin Concerto, defining the classical violin concerto.