Mozart composed these five violin concertos in 1775 while living in Salzburg and serving Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo, despite finding his environment restricting.
Performer Biography
Henning Kraggerud, the violinist, plays on a 1744 Guarneri del Gesù violin, provided by Dextra Musica AS.
Composer Biography
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's father, Leopold Mozart, sacrificed his own creative career to promote his son's prodigious musical talent, undertaking extensive concert tours of Europe.
Compositional Technique
Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219, includes a 'Turkish' music episode in its finale, a fashionable example of exoticism in late eighteenth-century Austria.
Interpretation
Henning Kraggerud, the violinist on this recording, composed all the cadenzas for Mozart's Violin Concertos Nos. 3, 4, and 5.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at Akershus Castle Church (Slottskirke) in Oslo, Norway, in January 2015 and is part of a larger project that includes a Naxos DVD.
Composition History
The first soloist for Mozart's violin concertos was likely Franz Xaver Kolb, a Salzburg musician, though they were later performed by Antonio Brunetti, whom Mozart disliked.
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