Mozart, W.A.: Serenades Nos. 6 and 13 / Divertimenti - K. 136, 137
5/1/2010, 13 Tracks, 1:01:12
Featuring
Jan Stanienda
Orchestre de chambre national de Toulouse
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Compositional Technique
Mozart, a man with a great sense of humor, often filled the final movements of his 'Finalmusik' with musical jokes, parodies, and humorous stylizations.
Performer Biography
Jan Stanienda, the violinist and conductor on this album, was the premier violon solo of the Orchestre de Chambre National de Toulouse from 1991 to 1992.
Composition History
The renowned Mozart scholar Alfred Einstein theorized that Eine kleine Nachtmusik was composed as a psychological counter-balance to the satirical 'Musical Joke' (Musikalischer Spass KV 522) written shortly before.
Composition History
The Divertimenti K. 136 and 137, composed in 1772, blur the lines between chamber and symphonic music, resembling Italian sinfonias despite their 'divertimento' titles.
Performer Biography
The Orchestre de Chambre National de Toulouse, founded in 1953, became a state-sponsored national ensemble in 1966 due to its artistic importance to the region.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Many works now considered 'serious music,' including those on this album, originally served as light entertainment, performed outdoors or in palaces.
Composition History
Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik, completed on August 10, 1787, was written concurrently with the second act of his opera Don Giovanni.
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