Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo Kv366 (Ouverture): Orchestra

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Dramma per musica in three acts-On 29 January 1781 Idomeneo K. 366 received its first performance at the Cuvilliés-Theater in Munich. It was Mozart?s second opera for the Munich court the first being his opera buffa La finta giardiniera of 1775.Apparently the Munich court itself chose the subject-matter of the new opera: the tragedy Idoménée by Antoine Danchet in André Campra?s operatic setting of 1712. It also provided detailed written instructions as to how the material was to be reworked into an Italian opera libretto. These instructions the ?plan? as Mozart and his father referred to them in their correspondence has unfortunatelydisappeared.Urtext of the New Mozart EditionFull score (BA4562-01) vocal score (BA4562-90) and study score format 22.5 x 16.5cm (TP322) available for salePerformance material available for hire (BA4562-72)

arranged for Oboe and Piano-The Oboe Quartet in F major K. 370/368b was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in early 1781. The quartet originally arranged for oboe violin viola and cello is presented in this edition for Oboe with Piano accompaniment. In 1780 Mozart was invited to Munich to visit Elector Karl Theodor who had commissioned the opera Idomeneo for a carnival celebration. While in Munich Mozart renewed an acquaintance with Friedrich Ramm a virtuoso oboist in the Munich orchestra. It was for Ramm that Mozart composed the quartet in order to show off his virtuosity and the improvements that had been made to the oboe at that time. One way that this piece showed off theinstrument was the use of the 'high F' above the staff a note rarely played in any repertoire previously written for the oboe. This piece is a work of chamber music but it has elements that harken to other musical genres and requires a fair amount of virtuosity. Because of its large amount of virtuosic playing on the part of the oboe and the large degree to which the strings simply accompany the oboist it almost resembles a concerto but with only with four players instead of an entire orchestra. Despite this there are also a number of places within the work that require ensemble playing for example the famous 13-bar passage in the finale in which the oboe plays in common time against a 6/8 accompaniment.

It is unknown for what occasion W. A. Mozart composed the Kyrie in D minor KV 341 (368a) but its structure and instrumentation would suggest that he had a large-scale mass in mind which remained unfinished. It was probably written around the same time as the Idomeneo while Mozart was staying in Munich between November 1780 and March 1781.- Urtext of the New Mozart Edition- Full score parts (BA4702) and vocal score (BA4702-90) available for sale

It is unknown for what occasion W. A. Mozart composed the Kyrie in D minor KV 341 (368a) but its structure and instrumentation would suggest that he had a large-scale mass in mind which remained unfinished. It was probably written around the same time as the Idomeneo while Mozart was staying in Munich between November 1780 and March 1781.- Urtext of the New Mozart Edition- Full score parts (BA4702) and vocal score (BA4702-90) available for sale

It is unknown precisely when and where Mozart wrote this delightful Piano sonata but Vienna or Salzburg around 1783 is likely which is around the time of the production of Idomeneo. Mozart composed the sonata in three-movementstructure. The first andante grazioso is a theme with six variations; the second includes a minuet and trio; the third is the famous rondo alla turca and allegretto which is frequently performed as a separate piece. TheTurkish style was fashionable in Vienna at that time in imitation of Turkish janissary bands. Mozart used it again in his opera Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail.

It is unknown for what occasion W. A. Mozart composed the Kyrie in D minor KV 341 (368a) but its structure and instrumentation would suggest that he had a large-scale mass in mind which remained unfinished. It was probably written around the same time as the Idomeneo while Mozart was staying in Munich between November 1780 and March 1781.- Urtext of the New Mozart Edition- Full score parts (BA4702) and vocal score (BA4702-90) available for sale