Most of Polyhymnia's recording equipment, including microphone preamplifiers and internal microphone electronics, is custom-built or substantially modified in-house, with a focus on analogue signal path quality.
Compositional Technique
Mozart composed at least one solo concerto for each wind instrument commonly available in his day, following the Baroque three-movement form of fast-slow-fast.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mozart's concertos are described as 'anthropomorphic' by expert Robert Levin, portraying different characters through a harmonious blend of virtuosity and dramatic expression.
Composer Biography
Mozart composed his four horn concertos for Joseph Leutgeb, a horn player in the Salzburg court orchestra who later opened a cheese shop in Vienna but still performed as a soloist.
Compositional Technique
A typical aspect of Mozart's composition is tailoring solo parts specifically for individual musicians, often on commission.
Composer Biography
Despite a letter to his father suggesting he 'could not stand the flute,' Mozart masterfully composed splendid works for the instrument, such as the Flute Concerto in G.
Recording & Production
Polyhymnia International, the recording facility, was founded in 1998 as a management buy-out by key personnel of the former Philips Classics Recording Center.
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