Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5

Featuring

Daniel Dodds
Arabella Steinbacher
Festival Strings Lucerne
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Compositional Technique

The finale of Mozart's Violin Concerto in A, K. 219, features an 'Alla Turca' section where strings play col legno (with the wood of the bow) to imitate Janissary drums.

Performer Biography

Arabella Steinbacher, the violinist on this album, began playing her first Mozart violin concerto at the age of eight.

Composition History

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his most important works for the violin, including these five concertos, between 1772 and 1777 while serving as Konzertmeister for Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo of Salzburg.

Compositional Technique

Mozart's Violin Concerto in G, K. 216, quotes the aria 'Aer tranquillo' from his opera 'Il re pastore' in its orchestral introduction, linking the concerto to theatrical elements.

Composer Biography

Musicologist Maynard Solomon suggests that Mozart's shift from violin to fortepiano after leaving Salzburg symbolized his break from his father, Leopold Mozart, a renowned violin pedagogue.

Instruments

The Festival Strings Lucerne, the ensemble on this recording, owns masterful instruments produced in Cremona by legendary makers like Stradivari, Guarneri, and Amati.