Mozart wrote his Violin Concertos in 1775 while still living in his home town of Salzburg and in service to Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo. Mozart had already toured internationally and found his parochial environment restricting, but as ever he rose above circumstances to create sublime and thrillingly unconventional masterpieces filled with wit and elegant charm. The finely sustained melodic expression of each concerto's slow center provides the perfect foil for inventive sparkle in outer movements that include a cheeky reference to the opera Il re pastore in K.216 to an exotic 'Turkish' moment in the finale of K. 219.

Tracklist:

Violin Concerto No. 3 In G Major, K. 216: I. Allegro (Cadenza By H. Kraggerud)
Violin Concerto No. 3 In G Major, K. 216: II. Adagio (Cadenza By H. Kraggerud)
Violin Concerto No. 3 In G Major, K. 216: III. Rondeau: Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 4 In D Major, K. 218: I. Allegro (Cadenza By H. Kraggerud)
Violin Concerto No. 4 In D Major, K. 218: II. Andante Cantabile (Cadenza By H. Kraggerud)
Violin Concerto No. 4 In D Major, K. 218: III. Rondo: Andante Grazioso - Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": I. Allegro Aperto (Cadenza By H. Kraggerud)
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": II. Adagio (Cadenza By H. Kraggerud)
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": III. Rondeau: Tempo Di Menuetto

UPC: 747313351374
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 6.10.16
Format: CD

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