The first two flute quartets (K285 and 285a) were commissioned works composed in haste in Mannheim in 1778-79 for Ferdinand Dejean, a doctor in the Dutch West India Company.
Performer Biography
Michala Petri, the recorder player, has received numerous awards, including two German Echo Disc Awards, a Grammy Nomination, and the prestigious Sonning Music Prize.
Performer Biography
Carolin Widmann, the violinist, is a professor of violin at the Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Musikhochschule in Leipzig since October 2006.
Performer Biography
Marta Sudraba, the cellist, has been the concertmaster of the cello group in Kremerata Baltica since its founding in 1997 and participated in Grammy-nominated and Grammy-winning recordings.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mozart did not consider his music sacrosanct; he would arrange his own works, like his opera 'The Abduction from the Seraglio' for wind octet, to sell music and earn money.
Historical Context
By the end of the 18th century, the transverse flute had become as popular among amateur musicians as the guitar would be 200 years later.
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