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Mozart / Haydn - Violin Concertos  | Channel Classics CCSSA29309

Mozart / Haydn - Violin Concertos

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Label: Channel Classics

Cat No: CCSSA29309

Barcode: 0723385293095

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 12th October 2009

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Period stars on period strads!

The violin occupied Mozart considerably in the period 1773-77, and he often performed on the instrument himself, encouraged, of course, by his father. Leopold was probably also the driving force behind Wolfgang's Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for violin and viola. He advised his son to master this genre for public concerts - organisers were keen to programme it, since the sinfonia concertante offered audiences the attractive spectacle of rivalling soloists.

Mozart's great example, Joseph Haydn, was passing his days as court chapelmaster to one of the wealthiest noble families in Hungary, the Esterházys. Thanks to the excellent musicians in Haydn’s court orchestra, there was no end to the opportunities offered. Haydn composed most of the approximately 45 concertos for various instruments while he was employed by the Esterházy family, and particularly in the period 1760-70.

Pavlo and I had the extreme good fortune to play a Strad each! Generously loaned to us by the Royal Academy of Music for this project, we savoured every minute of having these esteemed and valuable instruments in our hands! 'Mine' is a proud instrument which demands careful negotiation and warming before it will expose it's beautiful colours. An amazing experience in itself to play an instrument like this, it was even more of an event when the two Strads met and 'spoke' to each other with a feeling of being acquainted, perhaps not for the first time...” - Rachel Podger

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