Mozart composed five violin concertos in 1775, including the Concerto No.4 in D, when he was nineteen years old.
Critical Reception
Mozart's Violin Concerto No.6 in E-flat is rarely heard today, and some scholars doubt its authenticity because the autograph manuscript does not exist.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mozart was particularly fond of his Violin Concerto No.4 in D and called it his 'Strasbourg Concerto' due to a theme in the third movement reminiscent of popular music from that city.
Composer Biography
Mozart, the composer, was an exceptional violinist who learned the instrument from his father, Leopold Mozart, a distinguished violin pedagogue.
Recording & Production
This recording is part of the 'Archive Performances' series by Peter Biddulph Violins, dedicated to restoring and remastering historical recordings.
Performer Biography
Fritz Kreisler, a violinist featured on this album, made his 1939 recording of Mozart's Concerto No.4 as his second commercial recording of the work and his last for HMV before settling in New York during World War II.
Interpretation
Despite being nearly sixty-five years old when he recorded it, violinist Fritz Kreisler's performance of Mozart's Concerto No.4 on this album exudes a youthful freshness.
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