Category Archives: Classical Period

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 [Julia Fischer]

Accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the German classical violinist and pianist Julia Fischer performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård. This performance was recorded in February 2022 at the Southbank Center’s Royal Festival Hall in London.

Mozart: Serenade No. 10 “Gran Partita” [Sir Colin Davis & Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra]

Conducted by Sir Colin Davis, members of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Serenade No. 10 “Gran Partita” for winds in B-flat major, K. 361/370a. Recorded at the Historischer Reichssaal in Regensburg, Germany in 1991.

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 [András Schiff]

Accompanied by the Cappella Andrea Barca, Hungarian-born British classical pianist and conductor András Schiff performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482. Schiff also conducts the orchestra. Recorded during the 2015 Mozart Festival in Salzburg (Mozartwoche Salzburg).

Mozart: Symphony No. 1 [Folkwang Kammerorchester, Johannes Klumpp]

Conducted by Johannes Klumpp, the Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen (a chamber orchestra historically formed mostly by students of the Folkwang University in Essen, Germany) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major, K. 16. The symphony was written in 1764 when Mozart was only eight years old. This performance was recorded on March 15, …

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Mozart: Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter” [Lorin Maazel, Sinfónica de Galicia]

Conducted by the great American conductor Lorin Maazel (March 6, 1930 – July 13, 2014), the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, also known as the Jupiter Symphony. It is the longest and last symphony that Mozart composed. The work is regarded as among the …

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Mozart: Ah se in ciel, benigne stelle [Alexei Ogrintchouk, Sinfonietta Rīga]

Accompanied by the Sinfonietta Rīga, the Russian oboist Alexei Ogrintchouk performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Ah se in ciel, benigne stelle”, a concert aria originally written for soprano and orchestra. Ogrintchouk also conducts the orchestra. Recorded on November 27, 2022, at the Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam.

Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik [Sir Colin Davis & Members of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra]

Conducted by Sir Colin Davis, Members of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Serenade No. 13 in G major (K. 525), widely known as “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”. This concert took place in 1991 in the venerable ambiance of the Historischer Reichssaal Regensburg, Germany.

What is sonata form? [Explained]

Sonata form, also called sonata-allegro form or first movement form, is a structure for a movement of music that was commonly used during the Classical period (roughly, the 18th and early 19th centuries) and is still widely used today. It was often used for the first (and sometimes the last) movement of multi-movement works, such …

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