IDAGIO | Mozart's Violin - The Complete Violin Concertos 886448394952

Featuring

Christoph Koncz
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Instruments

This recording features Christoph Koncz playing Mozart's original concert violin, which was carefully preserved after Mozart's death and remains in its original condition.

Composer Biography

Mozart was an excellent violinist, and his father, Leopold Mozart, a noted teacher and author of a principal violin tutor, confirmed his son's skill in a letter.

Performer Biography

Les Musiciens du Louvre, the ensemble on this recording, was the first guest orchestra at the Vienna State Opera and the first to perform Mozart's works on original instruments at the Salzburg Festival.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Mozart's violin concertos reflect his father Leopold Mozart's teaching, prioritizing musicality over virtuosic brilliance, despite the high technical demands.

Interpretation

Christoph Koncz, the violinist on this recording, performs his own cadenzas, aiming for authenticity by studying Mozart's keyboard concerto cadenzas and immersing himself in Mozart's Salzburg style.

Instruments

Mozart's violin was long believed to have been made by Jacob Stainer, a famous violin-maker, but it was actually made by the Klotz family of Mittenwald in the early eighteenth century.