Mozart’s Oboe Concerto in C major, KV 314 was only rediscovered in Salzburg in 1920. However the composition was known before then in the form of his Flute Concerto no. 2 in
D major. Research into his correspondence has revealed the link between the two pieces. Mozart wrote the oboe concerto in 1777 for Guiseppe Ferlendis, the oboist in Archbischop Colloredo’s court orchestra in Salzburg. Not much later, Mozart was commissioned by the Dutch doctor Ferdinand Dejean in Mannheim to compose three flute concertos and two flute quartets. Lacking the time to do so, Mozart transposed his oboe concerto one full tone higher to fulfil the commission. The Violin Concerto no. 1 in B flat major, KV 207 and Symphony no. 29 in A major, KV 201 you will hear at this concert also date from Mozart’s final years in Salzburg, during which he focused increasingly on instrumental compositions. These cheerful works illustrate his quirky genius, in a sparkling performance by our new artist in residence and her baroque ensemble Gli Incogniti.
15 February, 2020 21:00
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