Concertone for two Violins and Orchestra
Concertone for Two Violins and Orchestra | |
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by W. A. Mozart | |
Key | C major |
Catalogue | K. 190 (186e) |
Genre | Sinfonia concertante |
Style | Classical period |
Composed | 1774 |
Movements | Three (Allegro spiritoso, Andantino grazioso, Tempo minuetto. Vivace) |
Scoring |
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The Concertone for Two Violins and Orchestra in C major, K. 190 (186e) was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in May 1774.[1]
History
Despite illegible handwriting, an
The circumstances for the Salzburg performance are unknown, however, the inclusion of trumpets suggest it may have been a celebratory or festive occasion. Mozart himself may have played one of the solo violin parts. Presumably the Concertone was performed by the Salzburg court orchestra. Music with string solos was fashionable at the time, led by Mozart's employer Archbishop Colloredo, who himself played the violin. It was written before the 1775 violin concertos in Salzburg, and was first published in 1870 in Leipzig by August Cranz Hofmeister. It was also published by Breitkopf & Härtel in 1880.[1][4][5] The original autograph manuscript is housed at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City.[6]
Description
Concertone
Mozart simply wrote "Concertone" (large concert) on the autograph score.
One of Mozart's earliest concertos, the Concertone has similarities in form to the earlier
The work is scored for two solo violins; two oboes; two horns in C, and in F for the second movement; two trumpets in C (silent in the second movement); and strings.[1][7]
Movements
The three
4, III. Tempo di minuetto – Vivace in triple time 3
4.
The first movement shows similarities to the French style of writing at the time, however the dynamic markings are more of the
References
- ^ a b c d Concertone in C major, K.190/186E: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ Christoph-Hellmut Mahling. "Series Five – Concertos" (PDF). DME Mozarteum. International Mozart Foundation. p. IX. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ISBN 0333341996
- ^ a b David Garrett. "Concertone for Two Violins in C, K. 190" (PDF) (programme notes). Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ AllMusic
- OCLC 270567720. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Mozart Concertone, K.190" (sheet music). Musopen. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b Irina Susidko. "W. A. Mozart Oboenspitze, volume 3; Alexei Utkin / Hermitage Orchestra". Retrieved 17 April 2021.[dead link]
- ISBN 0295954787
External links
- Concertone in C major, K.190/186E: Score and critical report (in German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
- Concertone in C major, K.190/186E: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Concertone in C major, K.190/186E (audio) on YouTube, Yehudi Menuhin, Alberto Lysy(violins), Bath Festival Orchestra
- Concertone in C major, K.190/186E (audio) on YouTube, Gérard Poulet, Henryk Szeryng (violins), Norman Jones (cello), Richard Morgan (oboe), New Philharmonia Orchestra, Alexander Gibson (conductor)