“Nehmt meinen Dank” K.383 Olga Pasichnyk From Olga Pasichnyk – Bella mia fiamma… (Mozart Concert Arias) (2013) Released by CD Accord Mozart: “Nehmt meinen Dank” K.383The concert arias of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – skilfully designed, cut and tailored with the

MOZART, W.A.: Serenade No. 10, “Gran Partita” Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble Mozart’s Serenade K.361 has a lot of mystery surrounding it, generating many articles, thoughts and opinions (both scholarly and informal) with regards to its genesis and function. The work’s

Sonata no.2 K280 Presto Aldo Ciccolini From Mozart : Alla Turca (2011) Released by La Dolce Volta Mozart: Sonata no.2 K280 – Presto Over the course of his 60-year career Aldo Ciccolini has established an intimate relationship with the great

Aria Serpetta (Sunhae Im, Soprano) Appena mi vedon Freiburger Barockorchester René Jacobs From Mozart – La Finta Giardiniera (2012) Released by Harmonia Mundi Mozart: La Finta Giardiniera – Aria Serpetta (Appena mi vedon) One of the least known operas of

Here is a little trick question; see if you know the answer? What major composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had to wait 147 years after his death before it was performed again? The answer is truly amazing as it involves

The city of Mannheim, picturesquely located at the confluences of the Rhine and Neckar Rivers, was not only home to one of the best orchestras in Europe, it was also a thriving center for religious music. Much of the music

Ignatz Fränzl (1736-1811) was one of the most acclaimed virtuoso performers working at Mannheim. Already his father had been part of the orchestra, playing trumpet and viola under the leadership of Johann Stamitz. When Ignatz joined the ensemble as violinist

One of the most significant innovations of the Mannheim Orchestra was to standardize the orchestral instrumentation. It normally consisted of strings — first and second violins, violas, cellos, and double basses — and pairs of flutes, oboes, bassoons, French horns,