Symphonia concertante for violin and viola of Mozart

The Symphonia concertante for violin, viola and orchestra in major E flat , K. 364 (or K. 320d), is a Symphonia concertante composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the end of the years 1770.

Work

It can be regarded as its realization most successful in this kind, hesitant between the Symphonie, the Concerto and the Concerto grosso, particularly snuffed in Paris in the years 1770. Mozart Miss skilfully the stamp of the Violin to that of the viola.

Written after its round in Europe (1777-1779), it includes/understands three movements:

  1. Allegro Maestoso
  2. Andante
  3. Presto

The execution of work takes approximately half an hour.

The dynamic complexes orchestral of the composition reflect the always increasing technical control European orchestras of this time and are strongly influenced by the visit of the type-setter at the court of Mannheim.

It is supposed that work was intended to the violonist Ignaz Fränzl and that Mozart reserved the part of viola. The viola was then regarded as secondary but Mozart appreciated his stamp. Its quartets give him a new place. Its Symphonia concertante K 364 the pupil on the level of the violin. It recommende to grant the viola a higher semitone ( Granted a mezzo tono più viola ), in order to obtain a clearer sound, more tended, more vigorous.

Anecdote

  • the type-setter and American double bass player Edgar Meyer was interested so much by this work which he wrote in 1995 a double concerto for Violoncelle, Contrebasse and orchestrates which, although the style is different, narrowly approaches the structure of the Symphonia concertante for violin and viola of Mozart.

  • the second movement is surely most known. Variations of Michael Nyman on her topic can be heard in the film Drowning by Numbers of Peter Greenaway. The original movement is also heard after each drowning in the scenario.
  • work was interpreted by the violonist David Oistrakh with his son, Igor Oistrakh. The father was with the viola. The two musicians carried out several recordings of this work, including one, published out of CD by Decca, the other, in DVD (video) by EMI.

Multi-media

Listen to the first two movements of the Symphonia concertante for violin and viola of Mozart by Fulda Symphonic Orchestra directed by Simon Schindler with Rebekka Herrmann with the violin and Kristina Rill with the viola recorded on March 10th, 2002 in the big room of the orangery of Fulda. Files multimedia under audio license EFF.

Sources

  • Ethan Mordden, has Guide To Orchestral Music: In Handbook for Non-Musicians (Oxford, 1980).
  • Erik Smith, Notes to Mozart Sinfonia Concerting K364 (L.P. DECCA 1964)

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