Sinfonia Concertante in A Major

SKU: PR.816600040

UPC: 680160600045. 5.5x5 inches.

This disk contains study scores of all 41 of Mozart's Symphonies, as well as Concertos for Winds and Strings (Piano Concertos are on a companion CD-ROM), Serenades, Opera Overtures, Divertimentos, and other works.

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SKU: HL.48187720

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante KV364 in E flat major (PH117) (Orchestra).

SKU: BR.EB-8736

ISBN 9790004181232. 9 x 12 inches.

One could say that Michael Kuhn's cadenzas to Mozart's beloved Double Concerto K. 299 went directly from the concert stage to the publisher, and from the publisher back to performers. Commissioned by the Concentus Musicus Wien, they were recorded on CD in 1998 under the direction of Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Although the musicians played on original instruments (transverse flute and single-action pedal harp), the cadenzas can be executed just as effectively on modern instruments. For his work, Kuhn took as his guideline the original cadenzas Mozart wrote for his Sinfonia concertante K. 364 and his Concerto for two pianos and orchestra K. 365, which date from about the same time. Kuhn's new edition should be seen as an alternative to Carl Reinecke's popular cadenzas (EB 6859), which continue to be available from Breitkopf & Hartel.

Kuhn's new edition should be seen as an alternative to the popular cadenzas 3 Cadenzas for Mozart's Concerto in C major K. 299 (297c) by Carl Reinecke.

SKU: KU.OCT-10274_VL2

ISBN 9790206204555. Key: D major.

SKU: KU.OCT-10308

Key: D major.

Version for solo winds with piano reduction, see GM 2009.

Full score.

SKU: KU.OCT-10274_HST

ISBN 9790206204586. Key: D major.

SKU: KU.OCT-10274_VL1

ISBN 9790206204548. Key: D major.

SKU: BO.B.3338

English comments: I finished writing the Porta Ferrada Double Concerto at the beginning of 2004. I was commissioned to write it for the Porta Ferrada International Music Festival (in Sant Feliu de Guixols).This double concerto for violin, cello and chamber ensemble represents the start of a period in which the pieces that I am working on are all for small ensembles: Davallament, for soprano and piano; Quinteto de la sala de Levante, for clarinet and string quartet; Palau d'hivern, for soprano, clarinet and string quartet; and Concertino Geminis for solo violin and 15 string instruments.Having written large-scale works, I have now gone back to writing chamber music.

We can see how, throughout my career, the sinfonia concertante form is omnipresent in almost all my earlier periods. I still haven't found a satisfactory answer to why I choose a dialogue between a soloist and an instrumental group so often. I would perhaps say that with a solo instrument it seems as if my music has to flow more effortlessly, allowing me to work more easily. Having a main character in the piece's discourse greatly helps me to develop the idea I have about the piece I want to write.

In this case there are two string soloists, the violin and the cello, which of course play a major part, but without this becoming a virtuosic. As for its form, the piece is based on three parts that meet without interruption.It was first performed on 10 August 2005 at the Teatre Auditori Municipal in Sant Feliu de Guixols as part of the 43rd edition of the Porta Ferrada International Festival, by the Porta Ferrada Simfonietta orchestra and the soloists Melodie Giot and Manon Philippe, conducted by Daniel Tosi.

Comentarios del Espanol: Acabe de escribir el Doble Concierto de la Porta Ferrada a principios del ano 2004. Nace como un encargo del Festival Internacional de Musica de la Porta Ferrada (Sant Feliu de Guixols).Este doble concierto, para violin, violonchelo y un conjunto de camara, abre un periodo en el que las obras que trabajo son todas para pequenos conjuntos: Davallament, para soprano y piano; Quinteto de la sala de Levante, para clarinete y cuarteto de cuerda; Palau d'hivern, para soprano, clarinete y cuarteto de cuerda; Concertino Geminis para violin solista y 15 instrumentos de cuerda.Despues de haber escrito obras de gran formato, ahora vuelvo a la musica de camara.

Podemos ver como la forma concertante, a lo largo de toda mi produccion, es omnipresente en casi todas las epocas precedentes. No he encontrado una respuesta satisfactoria al porque de elegir tan a menudo el dialogo entre un solista y un grupo instrumental. Como aproximacion, diria que con un instrumento solista parece ser que mi musica tenga que fluir mas facilmente y que pueda trabajar con mas comodidad. El hecho de tener un personaje principal en el discurso de la partitura me ayuda mucho a desarrollar la idea que tengo sobre la obra que quiero escribir.

En este caso se trata de dos solistas de cuerda, el violin y el violonchelo, que, como es natural, toman un papel primordial sin que, sin embargo, lleguen a alcanzar una parte virtuosistica. La obra, formalmente, se basa en tres partes que se tocan sin interrupcion.

El estreno tuvo lugar el 10 de agosto de 2005 en el Teatre Auditori Municipal de Sant Feliu de Guixols, en el marco del 43 Festival Internacional de la Porta Ferrada, por la orquesta Simfonietta Porta Ferrada y las solistas Melodie Giot y Manon Philippe, bajo la direccion de Daniel Tosi.